Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil (apnews.com)

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[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

trump is alienating the two largest economies of the future world and it'll spell doom for this empire.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

It’s already doomed. This will just accelerate it.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Not if India caves

[-] npdean@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago

2.5% of India’s GDP is dependent on exports to USA. 40% of oil import and a major chunk of defence import is dependent on Russia.

The numbers do not favor Mr. Trump.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

i hope so, the violence and oppression that we americans allow our government to commit on our behalfs thanks to our collective ignorance has to stop.

[-] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

That's because you're assuming trump is working for USA’s interests.

[-] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

India is in it for India. If it is better for India to trade with the US than Russia, they will.

[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It still won't get us to stop talking about the Trumpstein files.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

No matter how many things Trump does that are hostile to Russia they will continue to call him a Russian asset. It's fascinating.

[-] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Because Trump didn't put tariffs directly to Russia, doesn't matter that it doesn't make any sense to tariff someone that you sanctioned instead you pressure the countries that trade with it.