Darth Omar
Russian asset
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will sign legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on Friday, after Moscow ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff and said it would seize two U.S. diplomatic properties in retaliation for the bill.
The U.S. Senate had voted almost unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia, forcing Trump to choose between a tough position on Moscow and effectively dashing his stated hopes for warmer ties with the country or to veto the bill amid investigations in possible collusion between his campaign and Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry complained of growing anti-Russian feeling in the United States, accusing "well-known circles" of seeking "open confrontation".
President Vladimir Putin had warned on Thursday that Russia would have to retaliate against what he called boorish U.S. behavior. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on Friday that the Senate vote was the last straw.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-diplomats-idUSKBN1AD1DV
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Like it isn't bad enough NK is claiming they can now reach the continental US with an ICBM, now the anti-Trump left have teamed up with such neocons as John McCain to further sour relations with Moscow and start Cold War 2.0.
Using 'possible collusion' as leverage against Trump.
This is unfettered bullshit.
The U.S. Senate had voted almost unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia, forcing Trump to choose between a tough position on Moscow and effectively dashing his stated hopes for warmer ties with the country or to veto the bill amid investigations in possible collusion between his campaign and Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry complained of growing anti-Russian feeling in the United States, accusing "well-known circles" of seeking "open confrontation".
President Vladimir Putin had warned on Thursday that Russia would have to retaliate against what he called boorish U.S. behavior. Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on Friday that the Senate vote was the last straw.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-diplomats-idUSKBN1AD1DV
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Like it isn't bad enough NK is claiming they can now reach the continental US with an ICBM, now the anti-Trump left have teamed up with such neocons as John McCain to further sour relations with Moscow and start Cold War 2.0.
Using 'possible collusion' as leverage against Trump.
This is unfettered bullshit.