Donald Trump open to lifting sanctions on Russia

[babylonsister]

No kidding. Really? Quelle surprise!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/14/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-vladimir-putin-barack-obama/96581162/

Donald Trump open to lifting sanctions on Russia

President-elect Donald Trump says he will keep the latest sanctions on Russia in place "for a period of time" but is open to lifting them if Moscow cooperates on issues of mutual interest. Trump also says he is not committed to a longstanding agreement with China over Taiwan.

His remarks came in an hour-long interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

While several sanctions on Russia were imposed in 2014 over its annexation of Crimea, the latest measures, as well as the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats, were imposed by the Obama administration last month in response to evidence Russia hacked Democratic Party officials during the presidential election.

Trump's comments come days after CNN's report regarding classified documents presented to Obama and Trump during an intelligence briefing last week that contained unsubstantiated and potentially compromising information about the president-elect.

"If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's doing some really great things?" Trump said in the Journal interview. He added, however, he would keep the latest sanctions in place "at least for a period of time."

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/14/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-vladimir-putin-barack-obama/96581162/

[JPPaverage]

1. Of course he is

Why would anyone expect anything else from comrade trump?

[femmocrat]

2. Isn't that the whole point of the Tillerson appointment?

All those oil and gas leases are included in the sanctions. Rachel did a great segment about it a few nights ago.

[BadgerMom]

3. Please read this,

the blog that's linked, the blog comments, and their links. It may be that Putin is paying Trump $10 billion to lift sanctions and thereby allow drilling in the Arctic.

[spanone]

4. one. dangerous. fuck.

[tanyev]

5. Russia is not helping "us", Donald. Russia is helping you.

[NBachers]

6. Go to link #1, click the "Comments" button, and click link #2- You will be led to this document:

Link #1: http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2017/01/watersportsgate-did-trumps-inauguration.html

Link #2: https://twitter.com/mwr_dbm/status/819253060782489601



This was posted in Democratic Underground yesterday: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028472608

I will be looking forward to more from this poster.