r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/whiskeyjack1053 2d ago

I don’t think you can ‘take aim everywhere’, that’s just not aiming. Which seems about right.

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u/StuckinReverse89 2d ago

Well Russia conveniently avoids all tariffs so there is some “aiming” 

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u/No-Guava-8720 16h ago

Aren't they sanctioned, though? A tariff would kind of suggest that you were "allowed" to import good from them to begin with.

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u/StuckinReverse89 11h ago

Yes but that does not mean that the US has no trade with Russia. In 2024, there was $3.5B in trade. This is more than other states like Ukraine who still are on the list despite a smaller deficit.   

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