Russia is a country that is not on Donald Trump’s list of tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

We quote our exports Axios White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was because the existing U.S. sanctions on Russia “rule any meaningful trade”, noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea are not included.

But, countries with less trade with the U.S., such as Syria, exported $11 million last year, according to UN data cited by transaction economics.

The United States imposed large-scale sanctions on Russia after a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Trump has generally adopted a more friendly attitude towards Russia since he returned to the White House.

Trump makes the end of the war a priority and Top Russian officials in Washington this week Meeting with his administration, as negotiations continue to reach an agreement.

Last month, Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil if Russian President Vladimir Putin disagrees with the ceasefire.

On Thursday, Russian media also argued that their country was not on President Trump’s extensive tariff list due to existing sanctions.

“There is no tariffs on Russia, but it’s not because of special treatment. It’s just because Western sanctions have been imposed on our country,” said state-run Rossiya 24.

According to its sister channel Rossiya 1, Russia is missing on the “disappointment of many people in the West” list.

Many Kremlin-controlled media submitted specifically to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who told Fox News: “Russia and Belarus, we don’t deal with it. They are approved.”

According to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. imports from Russia are worth $3.5 billion (£2.7 billion). According to trade economics and Russian media, it consists primarily of fertilizers, nuclear fuel and some metals.

Some Russian reports have been in a mocking tone, pro-Kremlin NTV said Trump regards U.S. allies in Europe as “serfs” and they respond only with “mo sneer.”

Many Zvezda TV stations operated by the Russian Ministry of Defense, please note that uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands are included in the tariff list.

“It looks like some penguins have to pay a 10% tariff,” Zvezda said.

Meanwhile, Ukraine faces 10% export tariffs to the United States.

Yulia Svyrydenko, the country’s first deputy prime minister, said the new U.S. tariffs will hit small and medium-sized producers primarily.

She also said Ukraine is “working to ensure better terms”.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, in 2024, Ukraine exported $874 million (£642 million) of goods to the United States and imported $3.4 billion from the United States.

“There is a lot to offer the U.S. as a reliable allies and partners,” she added. “The fair tariffs benefit both countries.”

Despite the small scale of trade, the United States provided significant support for the war against Russia. Trump argues The U.S. has spent $30 billion to $35 billion on such aid, and the U.S. Department of Defense said $182.8 billion has been “appropriated”, a figure covering U.S. military training in Europe and supplementing U.S. defense stocks for operations in the Atlantic.