"It would be inappropriate": the White House explained why they did not declare mutual duties for the Russian Federation (video)

When asked why Russia was not included in the list of countries for which mutual duties were established, Gasset replied that Trump had decided not to mix the issue of trade and peace talks on the completion of the Russian-Ukrainian war. "It is obvious that negotiations with Russia and Ukraine are ongoing, and I think the President has made the decision not to mix these two problems.

This does not mean that Russia will be treated differently than any other country, but Russia is one of the few countries that these new tariffs do not apply," According to him, "to throw something new" in the middle of the negotiation process, which influences the lives of many Americans, Ukrainians and Russians, "it would be inappropriate.

" The presenter specified whether they recognize in the White House that the Russian Federation would not pay any new duties, while many US allies, including Europe, Canada and Mexico, will pay more. "Russia is in full swing of peace, which really affects thousands and thousands of lives of people, and this is what President Trump is now concentrated," Gasset said.

On April 2, US President Donald Trump has declared mutual duties for countries around the world and a minimum base tariff of 10%, but the Russian Federation was not included in the list. A total duty of 10%was set for goods from Ukraine.

The White House representative explained the New York Times on the conditions of anonymity that for Russia, North Korea, Cuba and Belarus did not impose new duties because "they are already faced with extremely high tariffs" and declared sanctions "prevents any full-fledged trade". The French edition of Le Monde, based on the conclusions of the Les Décodeurs analytical center, calculated what Trump for Moscow should be.

According to journalists, despite the sanctions between the US and the Russian Federation, trade is still retained, and if the Trump administration mentioned it, the Kremlin would receive tariffs at the level of 42%. Recall that US Minister Howard Lutnik explained on April 6, why Trump entered duties for penguins.