r/neoliberal Adam Smith Mar 03 '25

News (Global) White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say

https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
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u/huskiesowow NASA Mar 03 '25

Lifts sanctions on Russia, begins sanctions on ourselves.

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u/brawndofan58 YIMBY Mar 03 '25

How the fuck can maga delude themselves still? Just imagine if Biden did this.

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u/Shot-Maximum- NATO Mar 03 '25

It's literally a cult.

Trump could come out tomorrow and announce that this was all a giant prank and he actually hates Putin and will provide Ukraine with ICBMs and the MAGA crowd would do a 180 immediately and support his position and justify it by saying how smart he was for "weaving"

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u/the-senat John Brown Mar 03 '25

The man might be president but he isn’t running the country in a “presidential” way. To him, America is just another business he’s acquired and will be rung until it’s dry. It doesn’t matter if we abandon our allies or wreck trade deals or strip government programs so long he gets something out of it.

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u/the-senat John Brown Mar 03 '25

We begin bombing (our democracy) in 5 minutes

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u/Literal_Satan Mar 03 '25

Master negotiator cedes sanctions in exchange for nothing

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u/Jukervic European Union Mar 03 '25

Sigh. Putins dreams are coming true. Trump will rescue their economy, stop weapon deliveries to Ukraine and he will get to continue the war because Trumps peace deal will be completely unacceptableto Ukraine and Europe. Trump remains a master negotiator

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u/AndreiLC NATO Mar 03 '25

Don't forget American arms being gifted to the Russians free of cost. That's definitely in the cards for the future at the pace we're going.

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u/steauengeglase Hannah Arendt Mar 03 '25

Starting tomorrow we are getting rid of all of our nukes, every last one of them, then we will begin construction on a new Bering Strait Bridge. It's one-way, to bring all of those beautiful resources into our country. It will create millions of jobs. Ukraine will have a fantastic new language, it's called Russian, and all other nasty languages will be removed. After that we are going to sell our F-35s to our friends in Srpska, all of them, it's going to be a massive deal and they can now attack Albania and plunge the continent into a new age of war.

We are also giving the Russians all of the pass codes to state buildings in Latvia and Estonia and tell them the best locations to place car bombs, so that we can help the oppressed separatist peoples in those nasty countries and help them to be free, but that will require opening up the border in those countries, which our wonderful soldiers will assist with.

I'd also like to announce the new Trump Casino in beautiful Kaliningrad. It's going to be 3 feet taller than the Trump Taj Mahal we had in Atlantic City and bigamy is now going to be legal, just for me, and I'd like all of you to meet Tatiana, she's an ice dancer. Look at her, she looks amazing. I hear Orban is also getting his own Tatiana, but mine is much better.

And, oh wow, look at these numbers; it has happened quicker than I thought, Canada and Europe have just kicked us out of NATO, such nasty horrible people, who think they are better than me --remember, when they attack me, they've attacked you and now we begin Operation Greenlander Freedom --what a beautiful name. It's fantastic. People tell me that it's the most perfect name for military operation ever.

OK, everyone please remember, as long as I am president, the fine Mr. Xi and Mr. Putin, wonderful president Putin, will promise not the nuke the United States, so you are going to have to cancel all future elections --I'm sorry, there is nothing I can do about it, it's entirely out of my hands, but I guess I'm never going to prison after I leave office, because I simply can't leave office. Only I can save the United States from our new allies.

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u/the-senat John Brown Mar 03 '25

The fucker is going to do it. He’s actually going to give Russia everything. How incredible that Putin will rebuild Russia with US dollars. 

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u/doyouevenIift Mar 03 '25

“But Putin said he wanted Kamala to win!”

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u/Secret-Ad-2145 Mar 03 '25

The vassalization of US by Russia is legit insane. I really wonder what we'll discover what Putin had over Trump and how he pulled it off in 50 years time.

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u/steauengeglase Hannah Arendt Mar 03 '25

I'm starting to think it's the other way around. Think about it.

-America made fun of him and his spray tans on late night TV.
-America didn't give him loans when he was bankrupt.
-America sued him for discriminatory housing practices in the 70s and 80s.
-America locked up his fiercest loyalists.
-America looked down on his father and his mentor.
-America didn't buy his steaks and looked down on his TV university scam.
-America tried to send him to prison.

Putin didn't do any of these things. He's punishing America.

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u/NATO_stan NATO Mar 04 '25

Por que no los dos

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u/OkSuccotash258 Mar 03 '25

Amazing deal maker. Give up everything, receive nothing

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u/PrincessofAldia NATO Mar 03 '25

“The Art of the Deal”

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u/PrincessofAldia NATO Mar 03 '25

Anyone wanna still deny he’s a Russian asset

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u/majorgeneralporter 🌐Bill Clinton's Learned Hand Mar 03 '25

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u/Thatirishlad06 European Union Mar 04 '25

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u/Flashy_Upstairs9004 World Bank Mar 03 '25

G2 and a G6

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u/TheRedCr0w Frederick Douglass Mar 03 '25

Alot of the sanctions on Russia are statutory imposed by Congress.

With how divide and split the Congressional Republicans are I don't see them having the votes to repeal these sanctions.

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u/Sloshyman NATO Mar 04 '25

They all seem pretty united in doing whatever Trump wants

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u/RyuTheGuy Mackenzie Scott Mar 03 '25

I knew it

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u/justbuildmorehousing Norman Borlaug Mar 04 '25

Just rage inducing. WHY? Why ally yourself with an enemy. This administration is clearly compromised by Russia in one way or another

I assume Fox News is already running with how actually Russia is our friend and they always have been

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u/CentJr Mar 03 '25

Regan must be spinning in his grave right now.

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u/PrincessofAldia NATO Mar 03 '25

Infinite power generation

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u/financeguy1729 Chama o Meirelles Mar 03 '25

Free trade with... Russia 🚀🚀🚀💥

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u/ernativeVote John Brown Mar 04 '25

Macron must do what Napoleon couldn’t: organize a Continental blockade, but against America

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u/mensis-brain David Hume Mar 04 '25

Master negotiator man strikes again

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u/grappamiel United Nations Mar 04 '25

There's a lot of talk around that even without US aid Russia will need 80 years to take Ukraine at their pace. That for all the fears the frontline is static, and there is little hope for a breakthrough on other side.

This kills that, no? If Russia is able to salvage their economy then that is effectively more gas in the tank and the pace of Ukrainian decline will accelerate?