• Fair Fairy
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      Do people not realize there is no US Russia trade so tariffs would be moot.

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        no US Russia trade

        U.S. total goods trade with Russia were an estimated $3.5 billion in 2024. U.S. goods exports to Russia in 2024 were $526.1 million, down 12.3 percent ($73.5 million) from 2023. U.S. goods imports from Russia totaled $3.0 billion in 2024, down 34.2 percent ($1.6 billion) from 2023. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Russia was $2.5 billion in 2024, a 37.5 percent decrease ($1.5 billion) over 2023.

        https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia-and-eurasia/russia

        But what’s a few billion between friends?