[kjksf]

US is still sanctioning Russia, meaning there's zero trade between US and Russia. It's illegal for US people and companies to buy from Russia.

That's why there are no tariffs on Russia: there's no trade, there's nothing to tariff.

I don't see how you concluded that US is currently "in service of Russia".

[j4coh]

Are you sure? In 2024, exports of Russian goods to the US totaled $3.27bn, and the US exported $526m worth of goods to Russia. Not a ton, but more than many countries that received tariffs. Or what definition of zero trade are you using?

[cowpig]

> US is still sanctioning Russia, meaning there's zero trade between US and Russia. It's illegal for US people and companies to buy from Russia.

Quoting the Trump administration:

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. [0]

If the same formula were applied to Russia as every other country in the world, the Russian tariff would be above 40% since it's half of (3500-500)/3000 = 85.7%

[0]: https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia...

[cowpig]

The tariffs undermine US-Europe alliance, and US hegemony. These are core goals of Putin's Russia.