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We do not see any particularly new elements here,
But Russia already prevented from selling anything in U.S. So this threat of 'Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions' seems empty. If Trump wants to put pressure on Putin, he needs to ramp up support for Ukraine. Otherwise it's just weak rhetoric from Trump which Putin will ignore."
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Bill Kristol, the director of Defending Democracy Together, wrote No one in such a situation will change the governor of the central bank,
said one of the sources, who is acquainted with discussions about the economy Russia, of course, is economically interested in negotiating a diplomatic end to the conflict,
Oleg Vyugin, former deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia said in an interview, citing the risk of growing economic distortions as Russia turbo-charges military and defence spending The government and the central bank are already tasked with bringing the tempo down,
We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and the easy way is always better. It’s time to ‘MAKE A DEAL.’
Writing on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said I didn’t know before coming to Russia that I would be fighting here, in Russia and I didn’t even know who we were fighting against,
the soldier told Ukrainian investigators We will not shy away from robust action to protect Britain,
Not much.” ... I only know that South Korea has fewer mountains than North Korea.”
When asked what he knew about the world outside of North Korea, he said ... Asked what he knows about South Korea, he said One thing I do feel is that the European Union should pay a lot more than they're paying, because under Biden, I mean, we're in there for USD 200 billion more. Now it affects them... We have an ocean in between, right? The European Union should equal us. We're in there for USD 200 billion more than the European Union. I mean, what are we, stupid? I guess the answer is yes,
The thing with Ukraine is that many more people died than what you're reporting. You're not reporting the real numbers, and I'm not blaming you for that. I'm blaming maybe our government for not wanting to release those numbers,
Also, the Middle East would have never happened because Iran was broke,
Russia never would have gone into Ukraine. I had a very strong understanding with Putin. That would have never, ever happened. He disrespected Biden. Very simple. He disrespects people. He's smart. He understands. He disrespected Biden,
We see you. We know what you’re doing,
The defence secretary, John Healey, said ... as he accused the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, of trying to threaten European security by targeting undersea infrastructure If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries,
We are also open to dialogue with the new US administration about the Ukrainian conflict. The most important thing there is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, which we have talked about many times. This is the most essential thing,
TASS quoted Putin as saying It’s not merely the question of ending the war. It’s first and foremost the question of addressing the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis,
If the Kremlin concludes that no favourable deal with Trump is forthcoming, they will likely focus on prolonging the conflict,
As I’ve said before, it’s better to prepare for the worst. Soon, we’ll look back on Biden’s term with nostalgia, like a thaw,
I think he's destroying Russia by not making a deal,
Trump said, expressing hope for a resolution before his inauguration