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thiht04/03/20254 repliesview on HN

Funny how Russia is absent from the list


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taspeotis04/03/2025

They’re sanctioned up the wazoo

> U.S. total goods trade with Russia were an estimated $3.5 billion in 2024.

Among European Union members:

> The total bilateral trade in goods reached €851 billion in 2023.

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pembrook04/03/2025

Current US sanctions on Russia make trade a moot point, that’s why.

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TomK3204/03/2025

Besides the sanctions, the G7+EU hold something around 300 billion $ of funds so far owned by the Ruzzian central bank. Not enough to rebuild Ukraine, but it will be a decent start. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confiscation_of_Russian_centra...

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Zanfa04/03/2025

At this point, Trump could hoist the russian flag at the white house and republicans would still turn a blind eye.

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