Trump says everyone’s gotta pay – so why doesn’t Putin?

Trump says everyone’s gotta pay – so why doesn’t Putin?

Donald Trump, ignoring the hopes of the world, fits perfectly Oscar Wilde’s definition of a cynic.

US President Donald Trump wants to impose tariffs on 185 trading partners, which does not include Russia, although more goods are imported from it than from Ukraine.

US President Trump's tariffs apply to almost the whole world. Why does the new trade war not also affect Russia's President Putin?

President Donald Trump and his top advisers had vowed early in his administration to achieve a full ceasefire in Ukraine by April or May. They even hoped to negotiate a permanent peace deal in the months that followed. But neither is likely to happen, senior White House officials who spoke to Reuters said. The three-year war risks being dragged out again and Ukraine will need more Western military support. "Such an outcome would be unacceptable …

It is striking that while the EU, Canada, Japan and other allies of the US are being imposed by Trump tariffs, Putin is spared.

The White House has published the complete list of US tariffs. Some countries are burdened with 50 percent, others are not. However, a possible trade deficit should not play a role.