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[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Good point, considering the US still trades with Russia.

**United States Imports from Russia was US$3.27 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. **

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/russia

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 weeks ago

United States Imports from Russia was US$3.27 Billion during 2024

Sounds like no government actually gives a fuck about stopping the ukraine war. Sending weapons to ukraine government is a more profitable business than cutting import and export to russia to 0.

[–] el_twitto@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump is definitely a Russian asset.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

US is the richest country in the world and the one with the largest and most advanced army. To me it sound quite unlikely to believe that the president of USA is controlled by russia (a country that is 10 times less rich).

[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what the things you say have to do with anything? Trump is an individual who got voted into the presidency largely thanks to social media manipulation, which is known to often originate from Russian bot and troll farms. There's no reason to believe the USA being rich (which only means a few individuals and corporations are very rich, btw) or having the largest army could have prevented it.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works -1 points 3 weeks ago

social media manipulation

Biggest social media are all owned by private american corporations in bed with the government. Same as before to me it doesn't sound much likely that the russian government can successfully manipulate them.

There’s no reason to believe the USA being rich (which only means a few individuals and corporations are very rich, btw) or having the largest army could have prevented it.

Having the largest army doesn't mean they have more guys running around in a field. USA has the most technological advanced army in the world, they have the biggest mass surveillance network, more military facilities around the world, more satellites in orbit and they top everyone else in cyberwarfare.