Yuri Kobzar18:39, 08.02.25
One of them directly concerns the Russian dictator, the other two – his loyal oligarchs and special services.
Donald Trump became the current US president less than three weeks ago, but has already managed to give Vladimir Putin three big gifts, Newsweek writes .
This week, for example, Trump issued an order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) because the respected international body issued an arrest warrant late last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is suspected of war crimes during the Gaza war.
However, for the Russian dictator, this is also a great gift, since the ICC previously issued an arrest warrant for Putin, accused of kidnapping Ukrainian children from the occupied territories.
“The Trump administration’s sanctions are easing pressure on the Russian president. Kremlin propagandists have welcomed the new U.S. administration’s rhetoric and policies amid speculation that they could benefit Moscow,” Newsweek writes.
The second gift to Moscow is the disbanding of a Justice Department task force that, under orders from the previous U.S. administration, was tasked with tracking down the hidden assets of Russian oligarchs. The new U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi, has ordered the group’s efforts refocused on combating drug cartels.
Another directive from Bondi would suspend federal law enforcement efforts to combat covert influence campaigns by Russia and other adversaries like China that seek to sow chaos in American politics.
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Another directive from Bondi would suspend federal law enforcement efforts to combat covert influence campaigns by Russia.
The KGB ordered to stop this, and they did.
This article is complete bullshit, like (EU)NIAN.
How so? trumpkov did issue an order imposing sanctions on the ICC.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-icc-sanctions-israel-order-01beee050ae84d0d9eae66d00bc8ead9
Pam Bondi did end “Task Force KleptoCapture”, which was started after ruZZia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-disbands-task-force-targeting-russian-oligarchs-2025-02-06/
Pam Bondi did end federal law enforcement efforts to combat covert influence campaigns by Russia and others.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/bondi-ends-fbi-effort-combat-foreign-influence-us-politics-rcna191012
(Breaking up my reply; WordPress doesn’t seem to like comments with multiple links.)
How so? trumpkov did issue an order imposing sanctions on the ICC.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-icc-sanctions-israel-order-01beee050ae84d0d9eae66d00bc8ead9
Neither the United States nor Israel recognize this anti-Serbian Court of Injustice.
Regardless of your feelings about the ICC, the article is correct that trumpkov imposed sanctions on it.
But it fails to mention the programs that may have replaced the Biden directives. That’s how the Leftists work, they only hear half of the argument so they only repeat half of the argument and that’s why they remain ignorant.
What “Biden directives”? Yours is the first mention of Biden in this thread.
Are the “Biden directives” in the room with you now? 🙂
The “Biden Derangement Syndrome” is strong in you.
Pam Bondi did end “Task Force KleptoCapture”, which was started after ruZZia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine to enforce sanctions and target oligarchs close to the Kremlin.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-disbands-task-force-targeting-russian-oligarchs-2025-02-06/
Pam Bondi did end federal law enforcement efforts to combat covert influence campaigns by Russia and others.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/bondi-ends-fbi-effort-combat-foreign-influence-us-politics-rcna191012
The ICC warrant still stands whether Trump has sanctioned the ICC or not.
The article failed to mention that ruZZia and Belarus also love trumpkov’s (attempted) shutting down of USAID.
https://www.euronews.com/2025/02/07/russia-and-belarus-cheer-dismantling-of-usaid-as-rights-groups-voice-concerns
Once again your Leftist media has left you ignorant, it is not “shut down”, it is under a 90-day review. Rubio is working to weed out the garbage like DEI and Marxism out of the programs that do not reflect US interests.
“With regards to the USAID stuff, I went over it with (the president) in detail and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said in a X Spaces conversation early Monday.
Musk said he checked with Trump “a few times” and Trump confirmed he wants to shut down the agency, which dispenses billions in humanitarian aid and development funding annually.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/politics/usaid-officials-leave-musk-doge/index.html
You can review something without shutting it down. Saying it was shut down is true, regardless of whether that shutdown is permanent or temporary.
Cambridge Dictionary (emphasis mine):
If a business or organization shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating either *temporarily or permanently*:
FYI – a U.S. District Judge has agreed with me – there’s no need to shut down something in order to review it.
“defendants have not offered any explanation for why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid, which set off a shockwave and upended reliance interests for thousands of agreements with businesses, nonprofits, and organizations around the country, was a rational precursor to reviewing programs.”
https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-orders-us-restore-funds-foreign-aid-programs-politico-reports-2025-02-14/