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23.10.25 - 16:09
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Five Reasons Why Trump Is Once Again Escalating Against Russia (ZeroHedge)
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Five Reasons Why Trump Is Once Again Escalating Against Russia
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
It was earlier assessed that “The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around” due to newfound mutual interests in reaching a deal, but then Trump canceled the Budapest Summit on the grounds that he didn't think it'd be worth his time.
He also imposed new energy sanctions on Russia and might be lying about not having approved Ukraine's use of long-range missiles.
Trump's latest flip-flop surprised many but can be attributable in hindsight to the following five reasons:
1. He's Driving A Hard Bargain To Coerce Putin Into Maximum Concessions
Russia's minimum goal is to obtain full control over Donbass, without which Putin can't hypothetically freeze (let alone end) the war without “losing face”. Trump refuses to coerce Zelensky into withdrawing from there, instead believing that he can coerce Putin into freezing the conflict without f...
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07.08.25 - 12:18
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Russia Announces Putin-Trump Summit Scheduled in Coming Days | The Pulse 8/07/2025 (Bloomberg)
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Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet for summit talks within the next few days, the Kremlin said Thursday.
Russia and the US have agreed on a venue for the meeting and “together with our American colleagues, we are starting to work on specific issues,” with a goal for the talks to take place next week, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, according to the Interfax news service. He didn't identify where the summit will be held. The announcement came a day after Putin met with Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin for nearly three hours of talks as the US pushed for an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.
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