Donald Trump and Russian President Putin (Photo- Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Alaska on Friday. In this meeting, there was no talk on the ongoing war ceasefire with trade deal and Ukraine. But, after the meeting, Trump and Putin interacted with the media, in which Putin said that since Trump came to power. The trade of Russia and America has increased. In such a situation, the question arises that while Trump is putting secondary tariffs on all countries on purchasing oil from Russia. At the same time, why are you trading with Russia themselves?
After the meeting in Alaska, Putin said that by chance, the new government has come in America. Since then, bilateral trade with the US has increased. It is still very symbolic. Trade between us has increased by 20 percent during this period. As I said, we have many ways to work together and deal together. It is clear that there is immense potential in investment and business cooperation between the US and Russia. Further, Russia and America can give each other a lot in the field of trade, digital, technology and space.
Why is America doing business with Russia?
US President Donald Trump is pressurizing the rest of the countries not to trade from Russia, but Russia themselves are not able to stop the trade because Russia has a lot of US trade. As Putin himself has mesmerized that during this time the trade between the two countries has increased. If he stops bilateral trade, his economy may feel more dent. Because since the announcement of the tariff, good news is not coming for America on the Economic Front. In such a situation, the US cannot take a big risk of losing one of its big trade partners.
America dependent on these things of Russia
America cannot stop trade with Russia because it imports some such things from Russia, whose lack can cause a lot of damage to America.
- Fertilizer According to data from the US Sensus Bureau, the US imported fertilizer worth $ 927 million in the first half of this year. Last year, fertilizer imports from Russia were more than $ 1 billion. The US is particularly dependent on Russia for import of three types of chemical fertilizers. These include fertilizers such as urea, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) and potassium chloride mureate of potash.
- Paladium- Apart from this, the US also imports paladium from Russia. However, since 2021, the import of palladium from Russia has reduced considerably. Nevertheless, statistics show that the US has imported $ 878 million in 2024 by June and $ 594 million in 2025. This silver -like metal is used in various electronic and industrial products and is a major component in the catalyst converters of cars. It is used by American companies. Apart from this, according to the census data of uranium and plutonium till June, the US has imported uranium and plutonium worth $ 755 million from Russia.