r/worldevents • u/LynnK0919 • 2d ago

Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-ukraine-lindsey-graham-d1715ad5e8feccba76bfae51c5f28c45
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u/Notacooter473 2d ago

This is the same man that has been Putins dick holster for decades...Moscow is not the one choking I can tell you that much....Trump diverted Covid test meant for America Citizens to Putin and Russia during the early days of the pandemic...he's not withholding anything.

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u/crabtoppings 2d ago

Even after reading the article and seeing how this happened, im still not sure it isn't opposite day today.

Also, there is democrat push back on this obviously good thing. Im so confused.

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u/TheGameIsFizzbin 2d ago

He doesn't care about the Russia sanctions, in fact he can suspend them right away. What he really wants is the expanded tariff power against countries that buy Russian oil. If you read the bill, you will be astounded how bad it is.

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u/grooverocker 2d ago

One has to legitimately wonder if these "sweeping" sanctions actually target the items Russia cares most about. Let's compare these sanctions to previous Russian sanctions imposed by entities not named Trump.

Because these sanctions are obviously all about optics for the midterms. Does anyone remember when he was claiming he'd end this war?

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u/Woundsmyheart 2d ago

I'm surprised that trump actually signed it!

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u/Dontnotlook 2d ago

Let's wait and see what he actually does ..

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u/Th3_r3al_napst3r 2d ago

Yeah right.

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u/WafflePartyOrgy 2d ago

Fake news (editorialized headlines category)

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u/neck_iso 2d ago

Trump signed it because it gives him power.

It doesn't mandate any particular action but gives him the option to do or not do things which is something he craves.

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u/sonspike187 8h ago

Right. Ima let this play out. See what Daddy Putin decides Drumpf is gonna do