Russia, Ukraine and Donald Trump
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Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., will issue the subpoenas, according to a committee spokesperson. This follows Comer issuing a subpoena for Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell today after a different subcommittee voted to force that yesterday.
The US ambassador to NATO said China needed to be “called out for their subsidizing” of Russia’s war in Ukraine as the Trump administration ratchets up its threat to impose tariffs if Moscow does not agree to a peace deal.
Russia and Ukraine discussed further prisoner swaps on Wednesday at a brief session of peace talks in Istanbul, but the sides remained far apart on ceasefire terms and a possible meeting of their leaders.
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The New Republic on MSNTrump Press Secretary Flubs Basic Trade Detail on Russia TariffsDuring a press briefing, Leavitt stumbled when asked to account for the president’s paltry plan to impose tariffs on Russia. She’d previously claimed that U.S. sanctions “preclude any meaningful trade” between the two countries, as a means of explaining why Russia was exempt from the president’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs.
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SOFREP on MSNEvening Brief: Iran Threatens Nuclear Treaty Exit as Europe Mulls Sanctions Reinstatement, Russia Launches $1.1 Trillion Rearmament PlanIran threatens NPT exit, Gaza starves, Russia rearms, USAF grounds M18, and Trump reignites the Russia probe—here’s tonight’s brief.
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Daily Express US on MSNPutin to be dealt huge double blow by Trump as relations meet 'turning point'Donald Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with his Russian counterpart over the Kremlin's unwillingness to engage in peace negotiations on Ukraine.
The US literally pulled Russia out of Western isolation, where it had been sent after its invasion of Ukraine. Donald Trump’s arrival at the White House changed the trajectory of relations ...