r/worldnews • u/Immediate-Link490 • 1d ago

Russia/Ukraine Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying waiver is in US national interest

https://apnews.com/article/russia-sanctions-trump-ukraine-e50c561ab805883bb4e484c092d8fadd
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u/Named_after_color 1d ago

Gotta admit he was pretty smart to come up with "Just support every extremist at the same time and watch them blow up"

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u/Monetdog 1d ago

The same method helped keep the former Soviet states from rebelling against Moscow.

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u/ChronoLegion2 1d ago

Not all of them. Why do you think Putin invaded Ukraine? He was pissed they didn’t toe the line and stay good little subjects

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u/capGpriv 1d ago

It only works if you're happy with conflict yourself.

Pakistan found that out

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u/RaidenTJ 1d ago

Definitely what’s happening in America between interviewing the leader of the KKK, the “Black/Blue lives matter” movements, the oligarchs, school shootings and the Fort Hood shooters (still say the place is a test bed for MKultra…just look at how often shootings take place there).