The U.S. Called It Putin’s ‘Slush Fund.’ Now Trump May Drop Sanctions on It.

[Hume]

The Trump administration is exploring a new concession to Russia: lifting sanctions on the country’s flagship government investment fund, long viewed by U.S. officials as one of the Kremlin’s most powerful tools of international influence.

Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Walt]

trump is coming out as very pro-Putin.

 

[Hawkeye10]

The Empire is desperate for a pause in the War against Russia so that it can regroup...Needing to admit that it lost the military part of the War in Ukraine will be very bad for reputation, NATO is falling apart, and Europe is beginning to burn.

 

[Lionfish]