Decorate friends, enjoy enemies … Why are Russia and North Korea – Why Russia North Korea and These Countries Not Part of Trump Tariff List Ntcpan
US President Donald Trump has finally exploded the tariff bomb. On April 2, President Trump announced a discounted reciprocal tariff on many countries of the world including India-China. This announcement of Trump has caused panic in markets around the world and all countries have started trying to deal with it.
Shock India, double hit on China
In his announcement, President Trump has imposed a 26 percent recipe on India. This means that 26 percent tariff will now be applicable on products imported from India. At the same time, Trump has announced a double blow and announced 34 percent tariffs on China. Even after assuming the presidency, Trump had imposed a 20 percent tariff on China, in such a situation, a total tariff of 54 percent has been implemented on China.
While implementing the tariff, President Trump has shocked allies, while the opponents have given relief. Trump has imposed heavy tariffs on some close allies and trade partners like Japan, South Korea and India, while Russia and North Korea have been excluded from it. Such a step has been taken according to Trump’s second term foreign policy. In this, he has repeatedly harassed allies and implemented punitive economic policies, but traditionally treated opponents.
Decorate friends, enjoy enemies
In his second term, Trump has reversed the US-Russia relations and tried to make Russia a friend from the enemy. Although Trump has always been friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he has formally given this affinity in his second term, while Putin has not yet given any concession against the West in his aggression, especially in Ukraine.
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On Wednesday, Trump imposed 10 percent tariff on all types of business with the US and has imposed heavy tariffs on many countries. Except for China, almost all the countries imposing the most tariffs are the major partners and partners of America. According to a statement issued by the White House, Trump has imposed 26 percent tariff on India, 25 percent tariff on South Korea, 24 percent tariff on Japan and 32 percent tariff on Taiwan.
Israel’s hopes shock
Meanwhile, Trump has not imposed any tariff on Russia, North Korea and Belarus. While he has imposed a 17 percent tariff on Israel, one of America’s closest colleagues, he has imposed only 10 percent tariff on Israeli’s staunch enemy Iran. This problem for Israel increases even more because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had removed all the tariffs on all American goods this week, with the hope that Trump would spare the country in his business war due to this appeasement.
Trump not only imposed tariffs on Israel but also imposed more tariffs than Iran, a rule that considers the United States as its main enemy and helps many anti-American and anti-Israeli terrorist groups. On the other hand, the White House has said that tariffs will not be imposed on Russia and other rivals, as these countries are already subject to sanctions.
Why not tariff on Russia?
A White House official told the New York Times that tariffs have not been imposed on countries like Cuba, Belarus, North Korea and Russia, as they are already facing very heavy tariffs and the restrictions we imposed earlier stop any meaningful trade with these countries.
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A separate White House official said that Russia is not in this list because Ukraine War sanctions have already zero trade between the two countries. However, war did not stop America from imposing 10 percent tariff on Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant also pushed the same story forward in a wrong way. Despite the sanctions, the US is still trading with Russia, Iran, North Korea. Besent told Fox News that falsely claimed that there is no business between America-Russia, so there is no point in putting tariffs.
Trade with Iran-North Korea
However, the reality is that the US still continues to trade with Russia, Iran and North Korea. But this business is quite low in terms of both quantity and value. In 2024, the total US-Russian trade is estimated to be $ 3.5 billion, with US exports to import from $ 526.1 million and the rest from Russia. America’s exports to Russia include medical supply such as vaccine and medical equipment, and Russian imports include radioactive chemical and fertilizer.
In 2023, the US exported $ 59 million goods to Iran, such as medical equipment, vaccine and pharma products. Iran exported products worth about $ 2.2 million to the US, including paintings and sculptures. In the year 2024, the United States exported $ 1.5 million items, such as chemical, pharmaceuticals and food products to North Korea.
