For nations that treat us badly, we will calculate the combined rate of all their tariffs, nonmonetary barriers and other forms of cheating.” — President Donald Trump, in remarks announcing global tariffs,

President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce significant tariffs on other countries in a speech Wednesday afternoon at the White House.

The absence of Russia on the president’s new list of countries that he’ll hit with steep tariffs did not go unnoticed on social media. Critics were quick to accuse Trump of kowtowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Trump has for years expressed his admiration of.