Trump’s Birthday Gift to Putin Is Only Half the Story
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Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Ultimately, one wonders what Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump when they talk on the phone. A week ago, a call between the US president and his Russian counterpart seemed to deal with an urgent clarification regarding a possible outbreak of plague in Siberia.
US President Trump continues to approach the Kremlin, and Russia's President Putin signals that he is planning another escalation in the Ukraine war.
US President Donald Trump is succumbing to his weakness for Vladimir Putin at a time of intense political pressure, offering Moscow unilateral concessions. More...
Trump and Putin. Illustration: video frame Diesel without sanctions, pressure on Kiev to stop attacks on refineries, talks about unfreezing Russian assets and the sale of Lukoil. Three weeks before the US elections, the list is growing. The Burgas refinery is also on it. Last week, Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel, announced an "energy truce", for... The article Is Trump preparing more gifts for Putin before November 3? was first …
Russia has benefited from a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine, while Trump’s political needs align with his inclination for Russia. Victories for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin came from Washington in rapid succession. President Donald Trump proposed a relief of sanctions for Russian diesel. He publicly called for Ukraine to change its leader. And he pressured Kiev to stop a campaign of attacks on Russian oil facilities …
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