Russia has made its position clear! After we imposed an 84% tax increase as a countermeasure against the US, Russia has made its position clear! On April 9th, according to TASS, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the recent tariff decisions by the White House are contrary to the basic rules of the WTO and even violate the rules of the WTO, indicating that Washington no longer considers itself bound by international trade laws.
At the same time, Russia expressed concern about the Sino-US tariff war and will take measures to minimize losses. It is very obvious that after the escalation of the Sino-US trade war, Russia has clearly shown its stance. However, Russia's statement is quite intriguing. First, although Russia has pointed out that America's actions violate WTO rules, it has not condemned them. This undoubtedly indicates that, given the restoration of US-Russia relations, Russia does not want to offend the US over this matter.
Secondly, Russia undoubtedly worries about the impact of the Sino-US trade war on itself. However, at present, the volume of US-Russia trade can almost be ignored. In terms of scale, Sino-Russian trade is undoubtedly more important for Russia. If Russia has concerns, it seems that it should pay more attention to Sino-Russian trade. Clearly, from Russia's statement, we see that Russia takes a neutral stance on this major event of the Sino-US trade war. Russia's statement may be a harbinger, which suggests that in the future, Russia is likely to maintain neutrality with an independent and autonomous stance regarding the Sino-US competition, especially during Trump's term, Russia might do so.
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