White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia
White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia
Sources say work on so-called ‘options paper’ comes as Trump seeks to restore Moscow ties and end Ukraine war
Summary
The White House has directed the State and Treasury Departments to draft a proposal for lifting some U.S. sanctions on Russia as part of Trump’s effort to restore ties and end the Ukraine war.
The proposal could ease restrictions on select Russian entities and oligarchs, though it’s unclear what the U.S. would receive in return.
Trump has signaled openness to sanctions relief despite previously threatening harsher measures.
Talks between U.S. and Russian officials have intensified, with economic cooperation, including rare earth minerals, emerging as a key topic.
Get ready for weapon sales for Russia!
Yeah I figured this would happen. And when the cost of gas goes up because of his Tarrifs we'll be buying oil from Russia again..
If the US does lift sanctions on select oligarchs from Russia, I think the EU should consider sanctions on select oligarchs from the US.
I can suggest one such oligarch, Elon Musk - he's associated with wielding illegitimate power, manipulating social media and interfering in elections (both national and primary) using wealth.
How about freezing his assets? I don't think he has taken the prudent step of collecting all his money and stowing it under Donald's presidential seat.
And another piece of evidence that Trump is nothing but a Russian agent in the Oval Office. When will the US media finally start to ask about this?
And another piece of evidence that Trump is nothing but a Russian agent in the Oval Office.
Russian puppet, FTFY.
Or "asset". He may do what Putin wants, but he's not out there decoding messages or leaving dead drops! Yeah, I watched The Americans on FX...
When Ukraine's president surprisingly shifted towards Russia, the people engaged in civil disobedience until there was a new president.
What will the US do?
Man, what kind of blackmail do they have on trump?
I suspect they're the ones who bailed him out back in the 90's when he was almost completely bankrupt. They owned him ever since
Did he ever look happy since he was elected again?
seeing as trump usually gets away with anything it must be really bad
somebody tell me when did America and Russia become allies? i think i missed that part of history class
January 20th, 2025.
*November 8th, 2016
Kick the US out of Nato and any special status in the UN. Sanction the everliving fuck out of everything US. This will destroy the retirement I was at least partially expecting to get, but fuck it.
Trump is such a master negotiator. Betray our allies, threaten to leave the UN, stop all cyber security operations against Russian, lift sanctions against Russia that are working, block Ukraine from joining the UN, and say that any chance of ending the war has to result in Ukraine ceding stolen territory.
All before negotiations even start. What a mastermind.
And red voters will still find ways to deny that he's Putin's little bitch boy
Whether or not he’s a Russian asset is ultimately irrelevant. All that matters is that he is acting like a Russian asset. He’s doing everything a Russian asset would do. So it doesn’t actually matter if Putin has kompromat on Trump, because he is clearly willing to act like an asset even if he’s not.
Codename Krasnov sure giving a lot away to Russia for nothing in exchange. Is this the Art of the Deal?
The Art of the Deal with It.
This is so wrong. I hate what we've become. As an American, I've never been proud of what this country has done but I've never been THIS ashamed. I feel like a joke.
You know what would help end the war in Ukraine? Letting Russia keep all their money and having no repercussions for their actions. That should do the trick.
Well it will help end the war, just in Russia's favor
I have nothing against americans, but this is Hitler level bullshit and if americans dont wake up after this (like revolt level wake up), they are no better than today russians orks or past german nazis sympathizer. Until they get their shit together by getting rid of this orange shit pile, americans can just go fuck themselves...
I hadn't thought of it that way before but I think you nailed it. History won't care who you voted for.
I agree. As an American I didn't understand how this could happen. However, and this excuses nothing, but read the book "They Thought they were Free," by Milton Mayer. It explains how normal people were wrapped up in Germany. It was eye opening.
I'm trying hard not to accuse America per se but recognise that this is Trump and his administration being driven by Kremlin interference and direct involvement.
I cannot see the American people putting up with this nightmare but I fear it's not hitting home as it should.
Ukraine is just a part of a bigger picture where Russia is actively interfering with Western politics, business, governments, elections and referendums with the aim of bringing down the West.
With the traditional USA out of the game Russia will move on to eastern Europe. In the meantime China makes it's move on Taiwan and others in the region; the Trump USA taking Canada, Greenland, Western Europe; the middle east being carved between Russia and Trump USA.
It's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better whilst Trump is in power.
Is this being reported in the US in the mainstream media?
The possibility of a US coup is becoming more real everyday with the Trump administration.
a lot of Americans acknowledge a coup happened about a month ago
Possibility? .... this coup is more like watching moss grow over concrete ... it's taking time but it will soon cover everything and everyone is making it as hot and moist as possible to speed up the process
The possibility of a US coup is becoming more real everyday with the Trump administration.
A US coup is becoming more real everyday with the Trump administration.
It doesn't look like it's being reprinted yet. Reuters just published the story about two hours ago.
Thank you, comrade krasnov. Go to hell, asshole.
I fucking hate it here.
It’s like that scene at the end of Training Day when the Russian mob comes to kill Denzel Washington but it’s America.
In Europe many leaders still claim USA is our most important ally. I wonder if they say it.hoping it will make it true, or if they really still believe it?
Many EU leaders like to pretend things are just fine when they're not because it's easier than dealing with the problem. We got lulled into a false sense of security the past few decades and being woken up so rudely seems to be difficult for our lazy asses.
They're still in the first stage of grief.
With the number of nukes the US has, and the impulsiveness of people in charge, it might be safer to keep calling it an ally
They say it because saying the truth (that they're an enemy of all democratic countries) is seen as too risky when they remain so intertwined with other countries worldwide. There are US military bases all over the world, for example.
America is gross
America is stupid and selfish.
America is stupid and selfish.
The U.S. has been propagandized by the rich via corporate media consolidation (AKA Manufactured Consent) since at least the 1980s when the Fairness Doctrine was repealed by Reagan... earlier if you consider folks like JFK - who (as a member of a dynastically wealthy family) did things like drop the marginal tax rate from ~90% for the insanely richest people in the country to ~60% to start the tumble of budget shortfalls ultimately leading to the ease in which dishonest grifters are more easily able to convince the desperate and unheard to put their faith in demagogues offering them scapegoats in place of the actual culprits for their socioeconomic plight.
That is to say, that :
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IF America is stupid, it is the fault of the ultra-rich once again - as they did in the 1860s with railroad barons, and 80 years later in the 1920s with the industrial age robber barons, and again as they've done now with tech-bro barons - need to be reminded that peace is only achievable on a level playing field, wherein they pay their goddamn fair share of taxes to provide a stable, safe, clean, healthy society where our bountiful resources are not made artificially scarce for all but the very top of the wealthiest classes.
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IF America is selfish, it appears so only because those at the bottom are shown - by example of those at the top - that if they are selfish, they can "get ahead..." or at least "get by."
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though it’s unclear what the U.S. would receive in return.
Trump already got what he wanted, what even is this statement?
Elon gets battery ingredients
Watch how many US companies immediately get right back in there, like flies on shit.
Lol, bending over for Russia when they've done absolutely nothing toward peace. Trump is such a big strong man.
IM FEELIN THAT GOOD OL SHERMAN BURN TO DO AWAY WITH SOME TRAITORS TO THE UNION
That sounds like a plan to me.
Does this need to go through congress?
Only if Congress specifically passed the sanctions. Usually it's a bill that directs the president to sanction people fitting a description. Which effectively makes it a decision for the president.
Art of the deal: give Putin everything, let him finish in your mouth and ass. Get nothing in return!
I’ll keep saying it till we are all on the same page
BRUICS incoming?
CRIBSUS
Ronald Reagan is spinning in his grave.
It couldn't have been done without the groundwork he laid.
I didn't know people could spin from pure happiness. This can all be traced back to him, I bet the only thing he'd be mad about is that he couldn't be king too.
Suck those russian dicks!