The Director of the National Economic Council of the White House, Kevin Hassett, explained why the US did not include Russia in the list of countries subject to new duties imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
This is reported by ABCNews, writes UNN.
Details
Answering questions from journalists, Hassett said that negotiations are currently underway with Moscow and Kyiv, and President Trump decided not to mix these two issues.
Obviously, negotiations are ongoing with Russia and Ukraine. And I think the President made the decision not to mix these two issues. This does not mean that Russia will not be treated completely differently from any other country in due course.
Recall
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the US President announced the introduction of new duties for certain countries. In particular, China - 34%, the European Union and Great Britain - 20%.