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Trump says he may scrap Russia sanctions
AFP via Yahoo ^ | January 14th, 2015 | Unattributed

Posted on 01/14/2017 9:56:36 AM PST by Mariner

Washington (AFP) - President-elect Donald Trump has hinted that he may lift sanctions on Russia and won't stand by the "One China" policy unless Beijing improves its currency and trade practices.

Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday that he would keep intact "at least for a period of time" sanctions President Barack Obama's administration imposed on Russia last month over Moscow's alleged cyberattacks to influence the US election.

But, if Russia helps the US on key goals such as fighting violent extremists, Trump suggested he may scrap the punitive measures altogether.

He also said he was prepared to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin after taking office January 20.

Trump, who sees an opportunity to cooperate with Moscow in fighting jihadist groups like Islamic State, has expressed admiration for Putin, and only reluctantly accepted US intelligence's conclusion that Russian hackers acting on Putin's authority interfered in the US elections.

Turning to the longstanding US practice of not recognizing Taiwan diplomatically, Trump said: "Everything is under negotiation, including One China."

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; reset; russia; sanctions; trump; trumprussia; trumptransition
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The shockwaves of an emergent world order go boom.

And the baby in Davos is stillborn.

1 posted on 01/14/2017 9:56:36 AM PST by Mariner
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Yea! GO TRUMP GO!

Scrap anything that has Obumbles name on.

Glad to hear it!


2 posted on 01/14/2017 9:59:25 AM PST by EnglishOnly (Fight all out to win OR get out now.)
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To: Mariner

Trump causing msm heads to spin.


3 posted on 01/14/2017 10:02:43 AM PST by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Mariner
Winning so much, so fast, that the world is spinning...

Trump makes the world come round - to reality.

4 posted on 01/14/2017 10:06:08 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Mariner

The New World Order is crumbling. No wonder they’re freaking out in DC and around the world.


5 posted on 01/14/2017 10:07:10 AM PST by dowcaet
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To: Mariner

Good!

There is no reason, no U.S. Strategic interest, that requires a hostile relationship with Russia.

None whatsoever.

Here’s to a new, realistic, stable and constructive relationship with Russia.


6 posted on 01/14/2017 10:08:33 AM PST by Scott from the Left Coast ("Now it's up to the American people to deliver justice")
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To: Mariner

The likes of Soros, Obama and Clinton want a war with Russia.


7 posted on 01/14/2017 10:08:55 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Mariner

24 hours is “a period of time”.


8 posted on 01/14/2017 10:09:44 AM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: Mariner

This would make McCain go fully on psycho, not that he wouldn’t anyway. If his head burst on camera, like in the movie Scanners, America would be a better place.


9 posted on 01/14/2017 10:13:38 AM PST by Truth29
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To: bigbob

“If you like your space station. You can keep your space station”.


10 posted on 01/14/2017 10:13:45 AM PST by MGG
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"Trump, who sees an opportunity to cooperate with Moscow in fighting jihadist groups like Islamic State, has expressed admiration for Putin, and only reluctantly accepted US intelligence's conclusion that Russian hackers acting on Putin's authority interfered in the US elections."

It is true. Despite all their hard work, Hillary still lost. And that is why the DEMOCRATS now want to attack Russia. The DEMS are treating the loss as a CONTRACT VIOLATION by the Russians.

11 posted on 01/14/2017 10:14:15 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Truth29

12 posted on 01/14/2017 10:17:50 AM PST by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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only reluctantly accepted US intelligence's conclusion that Russian hackers acting on Putin's authority interfered in the US elections.

The details of how Russia supposedly interfered in our elections are still non-existent. And the pronouncements of high-level political appointees in the intelligence agencies are not actually comparable to intelligence analysis.

13 posted on 01/14/2017 10:18:54 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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Trump says he may scrap Russia sanctions

NOOOOOOoooo!!

14 posted on 01/14/2017 10:19:35 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast
There is no reason, no U.S. Strategic interest, that requires a hostile relationship with Russia.

None whatsoever.

+1

15 posted on 01/14/2017 10:21:07 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Mariner

16 posted on 01/14/2017 10:21:23 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

The new, New World Order sees China as a natural adversary and potential enemy, and Russia as a natural ally.

NATO is most certainly dead.

This turns everything in the world on it’s ear.


17 posted on 01/14/2017 10:22:30 AM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: exDemMom

Notice how Yahoo worded that statement. They’re boxing it in the form of Donald Trump supposedly admitting his election win was a farce based on intel. Bull squeeze. Like you said, the Intel was bogus, but like any leftist rag, they’re going to run with the ball regardless of it being flat and deflated.


18 posted on 01/14/2017 10:29:05 AM PST by patro
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To: Bon mots

19 posted on 01/14/2017 10:35:52 AM PST by Voluntaryist
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To: Mariner

Preferably in week one.


20 posted on 01/14/2017 10:35:54 AM PST by tomkat
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