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Trump: Russia must stop ‘destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere’
Ahead of a scheduled bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Russia to “cease its destabilizing activities in Ukraine and elsewhere” and to end its support for “hostile” governments in Syria and Iran.Western nations, he added, must also be vigilant against terrorism and keep their...
What’s Worse: If Trump and Putin Get Along, Or If They Don’t?
It seems unlikely, given the American uproar about Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, and signs in the Russian media that Vladimir Putin is souring on Donald Trump, that the two presidents will make any major agreements when they meet Friday on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg. What is most likely to emerge is a sense of...
Trump Wants a Do-Over in Europe
President Donald Trump is hoping Europe will give him a second chance.This week, he heads to Poland at the invitation of its president and to participate in a regional infrastructure summit and to Hamburg, Germany, for the G-20 summit. The trip offers the chance for redemption after a catastrophic visit to Brussels in June that left the NATO...
‘Europeans Can’t Think of Building a Future Without the Americans’
President Donald Trump isn’t the leader of the free world, says French Ambassador Gérard Araud. These days, he says, no one is.And as Trump heads to Europe Wednesday for his first G-20 meeting as president and first face-to-face encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the world needs to figure out what to do next.“We have to define...
Week 6: Trump Gets a Lift From Media Wounds
The scandal that has yet to find a name sailed into the doldrums early this week. The lack of new news about Russia interference in the election and the financial gymnastics of Trump’s advisers was remarkable after weeks of subpoenas, contentious firings, damaging congressional hearings and various Washington Post and New York Times...
Trump’s trade plan sets up global clash over ‘America First’ strategy
The Trump administration is quietly preparing sweeping new trade policies to defend the U.S. steel industry, a move that could reverberate across global economies and incite other countries to retaliate.In a bid to keep his campaign promise to crack down on unfair trade practices, President Donald Trump is weighing trade restrictions on steel...
Long anticipated Trump-Putin meeting raises worries
President Donald Trump plans to sit down with Vladimir Putin next week, pursuing warmer relations with the Russian leader despite multiple investigations into his campaign’s alleged ties to the Kremlin.The expected meeting in at the annual G-20 summit in Hamburg, confirmed Thursday by National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, will be the...
The ‘international man of mystery’ linked to Flynn’s lobbying deal
More than two years ago, two men started visiting Washington to push Turkey’s agenda in the capital. They dined with dignitaries and enlisted prominent lobbying firms from both sides of the aisle. It was an unremarkable Washington story, except for one thing: the last lobbyist one of the men hired was Gen. Michael Flynn, President...
Why Rep. Adam Kinzinger Is Raising ‘Holy Hell’ Over Russia
Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on iTunes here. | Subscribe via Stitcher.For 70 years, a fundamental precept of the Republican Party has been a deep skepticism, if not outright hostility, toward Russia. Now, after biting their collective tongues during the opening months of Donald Trump’s presidency, congressional Republicans face an...
5 things Trump did while you weren’t looking: Week 3
The White House declared it “Tech Week,” inviting a group of CEO’s to repair the administration’s somewhat rocky relationship to the innovation industries. But for all intents and purposes, this turned out to be Healthcare Week in Washington.The Senate GOP’s healthcare bill dropped with a bang on Thursday, drafted so secretly...
