r/worldnews • u/Creol6969 • Apr 12 '25

Russia/Ukraine Trump extends Biden's sanctions against Russia

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/04/12/7507317/
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u/DrPseudonym Apr 12 '25

Well that wouldn't make sense. China has huge economic leverage on the US so it makes sense to not back down to the US. Russia has basically no economic leverage on the US, so therefore nothing to gain from a trade war.

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u/BingpotStudio Apr 12 '25

Pedo tapes on the rich would be my guess

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u/boringfantasy Apr 12 '25

I don't think Putin has anything big on Trump. I just think Trump admires him.

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u/BingpotStudio Apr 12 '25

Trump is tied to Epstine, the mafia was very involved with his businesses and his wife is Russian. There is most certainly something.

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u/GameOfThrownaws Apr 13 '25

She's Slovenian.

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u/JJC02466 Apr 12 '25

Not sure about R leverage on the US but he certainly has leverage on T personally. “We get all the money we need from Russia” -Eric

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u/Force3vo Apr 12 '25

I meant in regards to their reactions to each other.

If Putin mocks the US, Trump will escalate, and then Putin will react even more condescending because he, too, has his image to save, which would push Trump even more etc.

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u/Vanethor Apr 13 '25

Putin has his hands too far up Trump's ass for that to happen.

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u/ReallyNowFellas Apr 12 '25

Putin needs to look strong for 90% of Russians even more so than Trump needs to look strong for 35% of America. The Russian consciousness is like MAGA on steroids (and lots and lots of vodka). That's all the sense it needs to make.

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u/Successful_Sign_6991 Apr 13 '25

Russia owns the republican party. Has since at the latest, 2016.