created by My3rdTesticle on 07/03/2025 at 15:50 UTC
79 upvotes, 36 top-level comments (showing 25)
Trump posted, in part " I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia".
I am under the impression that Russia is pretty heavily sanctioned already, particularly in the banking area. I am also am under the impression that the US imports very little from Russia.
What sanctions and tariffs can be put in place at this point that would significantly impact Russia?
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Comment by Objective_Aside1858 at 07/03/2025 at 22:21 UTC
86 upvotes, 4 direct replies
He pretty much can't.
Banking: Russia has basically already been severed from Western banks
"Sanctions": Biden already pretty much did everything
"Tariffs": *snort*. I'm sure Russia is crying about the *checks* "Radioactive chemicals", platinum, and fertilizer
Russia-United States Trade: In 2023, Russia exported $4.87B to United States. The main products that Russia exported to United States were Radioactive Chemicals ($1.21B), Platinum ($1.16B), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($1.04B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to United States have decreased at an annualized rate of 23.6%, from $18.8B in 2018 to $4.87B in 2023.
The US is about 1% of Russia's export market
Comment by sunshine_is_hot at 07/03/2025 at 23:42 UTC
41 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Trump posted saying he was considering sanctions. He has consistently lied, done everything in his power to cater to Putin’s wishes, and is only making this statement after massive blowback over his capitulation to Russia.
He’s not going to do anything.
The sanctions that would be possible would be to tax every Russian business that does any business in America, regardless of what that business is. Right now there are exceptions to sanctions. Trump would never do that because he makes so much of his own money via Russia.
Comment by TexasYankee212 at 07/03/2025 at 22:39 UTC
18 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That is tough talk from Trump. Putin would never allow that and Putin controls what the republicans do.
Comment by Intro-Nimbus at 07/03/2025 at 22:58 UTC
23 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It's just smoke and mirrors. he's trying to cover the fact that he's a russian asset.
Comment by Rock540 at 08/03/2025 at 00:14 UTC
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This article provides a pretty good summary[1] of the options available. Basically a full financial embargo on Russia’s financial system and using “secondary sanctions to sequester Russian oil revenues in restricted overseas accounts” is the authors recommended approach.
1: https://www.cfr.org/article/tighter-sanctions-can-help-end-russia-ukraine-war
Comment by Traditional-Ad-3245 at 08/03/2025 at 00:25 UTC
4 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Best thing trump could do to hurt Russia is to lower the price of oil under $55. At that point Russia will pretty much run out of cash within 3 months. Now that also means that US oil companies will not be profitable so they will need support. But if he tried to crash the oil price Saudi will get pissed and cut production to increase the price. So maybe offer them some fancy military equipment to appease them.
Comment by Dark1000 at 07/03/2025 at 23:26 UTC
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Nothing really. What he could do is start seizing sanction-breaking tankers, but it's a step no one is willing to take.
Comment by D4UOntario at 08/03/2025 at 03:09 UTC
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Oh look at me, I'm not a Russian agent... I'm going to put new sanctions on Russia right after I lift all the old ones... nice try comrade, we aren't all idiots.
Comment by thewoodsiswatching at 08/03/2025 at 03:17 UTC
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Turnip still doesn't understand what tariffs are and/or how they work. To him they're some kind of magic curse against his enemies. He doesn't have any knowledge that they basically raise the prices on goods coming to the U.S. (Yeah, that turnip was a typo, but I left it. It works.)
Comment by billpalto at 08/03/2025 at 13:47 UTC
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Remember, Trump is a liar and a fraud. He says all kinds of things, and frequently takes it back, and sometimes claims he never said it in the first place. If video exists of him making the original claim, Trump will call it a fake video.
I don't think there is any chance of Trump actually putting sanctions on Russia, this is just talk to divert attention from what he is doing.
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs | Reuters
Here is an actual action, disbanding the task force that goes after Russian oligarchs. It also greatly weakens the Foreign Corrupt practices Act, so that they go after drug cartels and not foreign bribery.
"The task force brought indictments against aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska[1] and TV tycoon Konstantin Malofeyev[2] for alleged sanctions busting, and seized yachts belonging to sanctioned oligarchs Suleiman Kerimov and Viktor Vekselberg."
Trump is stopping that, Putin is very happy.
Comment by TrackRelevant at 08/03/2025 at 01:38 UTC
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He is and will do nothing but help Russia. This must be Russian propaganda. A blind man could see that Trump is in putin's pocket
Comment by STGC_1995 at 07/03/2025 at 23:40 UTC
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Here is an idea. Since the EU is still funding Russia by buying EUR 21billion of oil each year, why don’t we tell the EU that no energy supplies will be sold to countries as long as they buy Russian oil.
Comment by DanfromCalgary at 08/03/2025 at 01:35 UTC
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Well he could give them access to his entire arsenal and intelligence community and let them pick the candidates in charge of running everything . That might not work but he’s trying it
Comment by Reasonable-Prude5511 at 08/03/2025 at 02:07 UTC
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I think outside of oil and gas via trade with Europe. Then sanctions would have little impact when it comes to direct trade with Russia. But this is just cover to pretend that he isn’t gift wrapping Ukraine for Vlad by handicapping Ukraine’s military capabilities.
Comment by Humble_Cellist_9574 at 08/03/2025 at 04:23 UTC
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Yes, trade between Russia and the United States is limited. But usually the United States uses other sanctions. It tries to discourage Russia's top economic partners from doing business with it. That's what it tried to do with Iran. In Iran, these sanctions are called secondary sanctions.
Comment by jmsy1 at 08/03/2025 at 06:49 UTC
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it's a performative lie. as others have said, russian banking is already cut off through the SWIFT system, a huge amount of sanctions are already in place, and what meaningful tariffs could russia really face at the moment ?
Comment by TopRamen33 at 08/03/2025 at 06:58 UTC
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I think he will impose some sort of sanctions even if they don’t matter. But then when there’s a negative financial event he’ll use that as excuse to roll back all of the Russia sanctions even those he didn’t impose
Comment by sloowshooter at 08/03/2025 at 07:07 UTC
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He will add worthless sanctions, then roll them back... Along with all other sanctions currently in place.
Putin will be free of them, and Trump will expect a thank you from the Kremlin - and get nothing but scorn.
Comment by MrDagon007 at 08/03/2025 at 07:25 UTC
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Russia is substantially severed from the traditional international banking system.
However!
They have been building an alternative to the neutral Swift network.
So you can well imagine very difficult to trace payments seeping in and out of China that actually have Russian end points behind them.
Comment by Eminence_grizzly at 08/03/2025 at 07:29 UTC
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He could start by NOT firing people who monitor the execution of sanctions.
Hypothetically, he could sanction countries that help Russia evade sanctions.
But he won't do anything.
Comment by hairybeasty at 08/03/2025 at 14:28 UTC
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Trump posted. And you know what he's full of shit. He's not going to do a fucking thing to Putin and Russia.
Comment by Olderscout77 at 08/03/2025 at 14:30 UTC
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None. If he tries, Vlad will release the pee tapes and video's of their "private" conversations where Trump offers to return Alaska in exchange for a Moscow Tower.
Comment by littleredpinto at 08/03/2025 at 15:36 UTC
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I guess it depends on how much money is deposited in his affiliated accounts, by banks and russia, as to what kind of sanctions could happen.....wait, that would be illegal, except whatever the president does is legal. I guess they could make a wink and a nod deal, where nothing happens and after the fact a monetary/business gift of thanks appears in trumps affiliated accounts. Then that would be perfectly legal, at least by Supreme Court standards
Comment by Intelligent-Star-684 at 08/03/2025 at 15:38 UTC
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I am pretty sure there is a lot more than can be done - question is why wasn't this already being actioned?
The threat of, doesn't seen to have had much of an impact on Russia / Putin