Section: POLITICO – U.S. Edition (USA)
Trump pledges to ‘restore peace’ along Ukraine-Russia border
President Donald Trump on Saturday told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that the U.S. will work with Ukraine and Russia to “restore peace along the border,” according to a readout released by the White House.”We will work with Ukraine, Russia, and all other parties involved to help them restore peace along the...
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Trump tells Ukrainian politician he won’t lift Russia sanctions
During an unusual private meeting on the sidelines of Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump promised a Ukrainian opposition leader that the United States won’t lift sanctions on Russia until it pulls out of Ukraine, according to three people briefed on the meeting.Within hours of meeting with both Trump and Vice...
Haley: Russian sanctions will continue under Trump
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday the Trump administration will continue its sanctions on Russia over their occupation of Crimea. “Crimea is a part of Ukraine,” Haley said. “Our Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns control over the peninsula to Ukraine.” Haley, speaking in her first...
Senators set to huddle on Russia hacking probe
Key senators are planning to meet in the coming days to discuss the progress of their investigations into Russia’s meddling in November’s presidential election — inquiries that will delve into the explosive question of whether there were contacts between Moscow and the Trump campaign.The Senate Intelligence Committee is conducting the...
Trump and Putin connect over Middle East and repairing relationship
President Donald Trump had a “positive call” with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, during which the two promised to cooperate on destroying ISIS in Syrian and repair U.S. and Russian relations.The discussion was part of a diplomatic effort to connect over the phone with foreign leaders from countries including Japan,...
McConnell to Trump: Do not lift sanctions on Russia
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is drawing a hard line against easing U.S. sanctions against Russia, issuing a stern warning on the eve of President Donald Trump’s first official communication with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since he was formally inaugurated last week. “I’m against lifting any sanctions on the Russians....
Trump won’t kill speculation on lifting Russia sanctions
President Donald Trump on Friday left the door open to lifting sanctions against Russia. “Well, I hear a call was set up,” Trump told reporters at bilateral news conference alongside British Prime Minister Theresa May, indicating that he was unaware of his upcoming call with Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend. “We’ll see what...
Republicans warn Trump against lifting Russia sanctions
Two Republican senators on Friday warned President Donald Trump not to unilaterally ease sanctions against Russia — reminding him there’s bipartisan support for blocking such a move. Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain and Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman urged Trump to rule out any rollback of punitive measures against Moscow hours after White House...
Conway: Russian sanctions ‘under consideration’ in Trump-Putin call
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said the United States’ current sanctions on Russian will be “under consideration” when President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.“All of that is under consideration, and certainly in addition to improving relations with different foreign leaders and their...
