The absence of Russia on the president’s new list of countries that he’ll hit with steep tariffs did not go unnoticed on social media. Critics were quick to accuse Trump of kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Trump has for years expressed his admiration of.

The Trump administration says sanctions imposed on Moscow mean the U.S. does little trade with Russia, but questions persist about the motivations.

One country that did not feature on Donald Trump's list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia. US outlet Axios quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying this was because existing US sanctions on Russia "preclude any meaningful trade" and noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were also not included.

Mexico and Canada avoided fresh tariffs on Wednesday with President Donald Trump exempting the United States' top trading partners from his new 10% global tariff baseline, although previous duties remain in place.

U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2 unleashed what he has dubbed "Liberation Day," imposing tariffs on nearly every country in the world — including war-torn Ukraine. Kyiv got off lighter than most with only a 10% tariff on all Ukrainian goods,

After weeks of anticipation, US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on trading partners Wednesday, calling it a "declaration of economic independence."

Mexico and Canada are exempt from Trump's latest tariffs, but the 25% tariffs that Trump levied on both countries last month will remain intact. The tariffs are meant to crack down on other countries for unfair trade practices,

The new tariffs — coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day” — are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are years of unfair trade practices. But by most economists’ assessments,

In a speech on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump announced tariffs of at least 10% for all countries that trade with the U.S. except Canada and Mexico, and singled out certain nations and blocs for much higher levies,

At least one person was killed and 10 injured, including three children, in overnight drone attacks by Russia on Ukraine, officials said on Wednesday. Various attacks also damaged energy facilities in two regions,

Russia launched nearly 40 UAVs against Ukraine. The drones attacked from three directions, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine report. In total, the enemy launched 39 Shahed-type UAVs and decoy drones from the directions of the Russian cities of Millerovo,