One country missing from President Trump’s new tariff list, despite running a trade surplus with the U.S. of $2.5 billion: Russia. The country was left off of a list of dozens that have much smaller trade imbalances with America,
Trying to follow each twist between the US president and Moscow can leave you giddy, says the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
Russia is pushing back against threats from President Donald Trump to bomb Iran over how it handles its nuclear program, calling them "illegal and unacceptable."
Russia must take extra measures to minimise the negative impact on its economy from global market turbulence due to tariffs imposed this week by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin said on Friday.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen drew a disturbing parallel between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s attempt to acquire Greenland. “You cannot annex another country,” said Frederiksen.
The absence of Russia on the president’s new list of countries that he’ll hit with steep tariffs did not go unnoticed on social media. Critics were quick to accuse Trump of kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Trump has for years expressed his admiration of.
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