- Vladimir Putin criticized duties at the economic forum in Vladivostok.
- He said they were harmful to the regional and global economy.
- Russia remains open cooperation with foreign business partners.
- He welcomed the return of Western companies after the abolition of sanctions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized duties as harmful to the global economy without directly mentioning the US. TASR informs this based on the DPA report. Duties They lead to “regional and national separatism and such a policy does not imply anything good for those who apply it,” Putin said on Friday at the Economic Forum in Vladivostok.
He did not mention US President Donald Trump. Russia therefore remains open to foreign partners in its business and economic policy, he said. Putin He welcomed the potential return of Western companies to Russia, although he added that he is aware that many companies are waiting for the end of the war in Ukraine and the abolition of sanctions to restore their operations in Russia.
Russia has repeatedly criticized the sanctions of the West against Moscow for war in Ukraine as protectionist measures. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has introduced various duties on foreign imports with the argument that foreign business partners are abusing the United States. Goods from the European Union are now subject to 15 %in the US CLU, while for other countries, for example for China, duty is even higher.
Trump also reported political reasons for some duties. In India, for example, the so -called. Secondary CLO duty of 25 % for the purchase of oil from Russia, which increased Indian import duties to 50 %. Russia, which has a trade balance of over $ 3 billion (2.58 billion euros), did not directly affect Trump’s duties.
