The US expands sanctions against Russia.
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on six Russian individuals and entities, but Moscow was not included in the list of those subject to import tariffs.
According to RIA Novosti, the list published by the US Treasury Department shows that Washington has imposed sanctions on six Russian individuals and entities.
All the individuals and organizations listed were added to the sanctions list as part of the fight against terrorism.
However, Russia is not on the list of 185 countries whose imported products are subject to reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US administration. In his retaliatory tariff speech on April 2 (Washington time), US President Donald Trump showed reporters the list of countries subject to tariffs.
Accordingly, Washington will impose a 27% tariff on goods from Kazakhstan, which previously imposed a 54% tariff on US products; a 31% tariff on goods from Moldova (which imposed a 61% tariff on US goods); and a 10% tariff already applied to goods from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan (all of which imposed a 10% tariff on US goods).
Additionally, tariffs will be applied to goods from Afghanistan - 10%, Brazil - 10%, the UK - 10%, Israel - 17%, Iraq - 39%, Iran - 10%, Saudi Arabia - 10%, Syria - 41%, Türkiye - 10%, and South Africa - 30%.
Russian President Vladimir Putin once stated that 28,595 sanctions had been imposed on individuals and entities from Russia – a number far exceeding that of all other countries combined. According to the Russian president, these restrictive measures represent a systematic mechanism of strategic pressure on Moscow, so even if they are eased, competitors will still find other ways to "cause trouble."
Russia has repeatedly emphasized that it will confront the pressure of sanctions that hostile nations began imposing on it years ago and continue to increase. And even in the West, there are frequent claims that the restrictions imposed are ineffective.
In August 2024, Russian exports to the United States fell from $295.3 million in July to $84.4 million. According to US authorities, this figure was the lowest since January 1993, when it was $47.4 million.
Overall, in 2024, the volume of Russian goods imported into the US reached $3 billion, compared to $4.57 billion in 2023 and $14.44 billion in 2022. This decline is due to US sanctions and trade restrictions imposed on Moscow because of its special military operation in Ukraine.