Russia, Ukraine and Trump
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The most dramatic example of unfulfilled expectations has come in Ukraine, the bloody conflict Trump promised to end even before his inauguration.
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.
President Trump's tone has shifted both toward Putin and regarding the continuation of U.S. military support for Ukraine.
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If Donald Trump believes the Russia scandal and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal are of equal validity, then the White House has a real problem on its hands.
As Trump demands a deal to end the Ukraine war in 50 days, Russia's deputy foreign minister says "demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable."
Russian officials and commentators have shown little indication that Moscow is about to change course under new pressure.
President Donald Trump is now comparing the Jeffrey Epstein files to the Russia investigation and other past inquiries that disrupted his first term. But unlike Trump-Russia, many of the president’s supporters are deeply invested in what happened with Epstein.
More than a dozen countries stand in the crosshairs of Trump's threat to impose 100% tariffs over their economic ties to Russia.