Russia Not on US Tariff List Despite Broad Global Reach | Sweden Herald
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yeah. rip abdulrahman alawaki though
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US is the richest country in the world and the one with the largest and most advanced army. To me it sound quite unlikely to believe that the president of USA is controlled by russia (a country that is 10 times less rich).
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Downvoted because it’s wrong : We aren’t tariffing them because we aren’t trading with them.
So are some inhabited islands which are hit by tariffs. Maybe the dogshit stupid is the one not seeing the ties between trump and putin.
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Some people are saying that this is cause Trump likes us.
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But tarrif on seals in the Antarctica region?
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We are so passed that. I dont think it would matter to MAGA america.
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not trust. coercion.
and i'm so glad it seems to be ending.
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If you are a country with a GDP that is 1000 or 10000 times higher it will not be a problem.
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I'm not sure what the things you say have to do with anything? Trump is an individual who got voted into the presidency largely thanks to social media manipulation, which is known to often originate from Russian bot and troll farms. There's no reason to believe the USA being rich (which only means a few individuals and corporations are very rich, btw) or having the largest army could have prevented it.
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social media manipulation
Biggest social media are all owned by private american corporations in bed with the government. Same as before to me it doesn't sound much likely that the russian government can successfully manipulate them.
There’s no reason to believe the USA being rich (which only means a few individuals and corporations are very rich, btw) or having the largest army could have prevented it.
Having the largest army doesn't mean they have more guys running around in a field. USA has the most technological advanced army in the world, they have the biggest mass surveillance network, more military facilities around the world, more satellites in orbit and they top everyone else in cyberwarfare.
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I wasn’t claiming this was the only reason, just that it’s one possible factor. Here are some sources that highlight Russia’s role in supplying critical materials like palladium, titanium (via Kazakhstan), and nuclear fuel. While alternative sources exist, replacing Russian supplies isn’t immediate or simple.
Import Sources (2019–22): Palladium: Russia, 32%; South Africa, 31%; Italy, 8%; Canada, 7%; and other, 22%.
Source: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024-platinum-group.pdfPalladium is critical to the U.S. economy and national security. Russia is the largest supplier of the metal to the United States.
Source: https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/executive_briefings/ebot_russia_palladium_and_semiconductors.pdfApparently there was no titanium sponge import directly from Russia since 2022 sanctions. However 9% of imports come from Kazakhstan (VSMPO-AVISMA subsidiaries)
Source: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2024/mcs2024-titanium.pdfUS scrambles to break reliance on Russian nuclear fuel
Russia had a monopoly on HALEU until recently. Despite U.S. effort to remedy tis issue for them their nuclear industry still faces challenges in meeting its HALEU needs domestically.
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Well, as much as I'd love a dramatic spy backstory, I’m afraid I’m neither an FSB nor an FBI agent. Just a regular person thinking out loud. I don’t have a definitive answer, just some suppositions. I share them so we can all explore the topic with arguments and counterarguments; no secret dossiers required! Open to hearing different perspectives.
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I wondered the same thing. Why would you add tariffs if it's illegal to even trade with them?
