US opens national security probes into imported drones, polysilicon
The "Section 232" investigations, which were opened on July 1 but not publicly disclosed previously, could be used as a basis of even higher tariffs on imported drones and polysilicon and its derivatives.
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US citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine granted Russian passport by Putin
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