Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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Russia, European Union and sanctions
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US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks in Ukraine’s east.
Zelensky offers Putin fresh peace talks after weeks of Moscow’s missile strikes - Zelensky said he had offered Putin fresh peace talks starting from next week but did not give any more details
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin is “not ready for compromises” to end his brutal war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told The Post in an exclusive interview on Wednesday — but President Trump has the power to bring him to his knees by speeding up tough sanctions that could cause a “social explosion” in Russia.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans will vote on a Russia sanctions bill once Trump approves it, as pressure mounts on Moscow to negotiate peace in Ukraine.
Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to hit buyers of Russian exports with sanctions unless Russia agrees a peace deal over the conflict in Ukraine, potentially complicating Moscow's oil sales to China,
Bipartisan senators Graham and Blumenthal lauded Trump's announcement of 100% tariffs against Moscow and vowed to continue working on their own "sledgehammer" sanctions package.
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Donald Trump wants the public to believe that Vladimir Putin “didn’t fool” him, but the Republican's recent record is in the way of his absurd talking point.