Ukraine, Trump and Moscow
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This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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.
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Russia Issues New ‘Nuclear Threat’ After Trump’s Ukraine War PledgeRussia has responded to President Trump’s new hardline Ukraine strategy with a mix of public dismissal and covert military escalation. -While former president Dmitry Medvedev mocked the US threat of secondary tariffs as a “theatrical ultimatum,
In response, 65 percent of Trump voters backed the provision of arms to Ukraine, almost three times the 22 percent who opposed the move. The results suggest a shift in attitudes among Trump supporters toward aid for Ukraine over the past six months.
President Donald Trump’s new weapons deal and his increasing criticism of Vladimir Putin have sparked fear among some Russians that Putin could overplay his hand.
The reaction to President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin might best be described as dismissive scorn. “As so often with Trump, the teaser was more interesting than the main show,
As President Donald Trump hardens his position toward Moscow and seeks new ways to bring its war in Ukraine to an end, he says he isn’t looking to deliver Kyiv longer-range missiles that could strike targets deeper into Russia.
Donald Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russian territory, even asking Volodymyr Zelenskyy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons, according to people briefed on the discussions.