Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape worst of Trump's tariff wrath

Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape worst of Trump’s tariff wrath on world

Russia left off because there was no meaningful trade with it, while Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were already heavily sanctioned.

The White House justifies that sanctions against the Kremlin already prevent any significant trade, although other US-sanctioned countries have suffered tariffs Read

Why did Russia escape Trump’s tariffs?

The U.S. already imposes heavy sanctions on Russia but still did approximately $3.5 billion in trade last year

The Trump administration says the sanctions imposed on Moscow mean that the U.S. recently does trade with Russia, but questions about motivations remain.

A few countries have passed between the drops of the new tariffs imposed by the US administration. States already under US sanctions are concerned in particular.

Russia, Cuba and North Korea escape worst of Trump’s tariff wrath

White House cites a combination of sanctions, little bilateral trade and existing high tariffs