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Top Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said Thursday he did not raise sanctions relief in his meetings with the Trump administration in Washington, DC, but he said ​the punitive measures could be lifted to allow more US business with Russia.
The Kremlin said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "pissed off" with Vladimir Putin, that the United States and Russia were working on ideas around a possible peace settlement in Ukraine and on building bilateral ties.
Trying to follow each twist between the US president and Moscow can leave you giddy, says the BBC's Steve Rosenberg.
One country missing from President Trump’s new tariff list, despite running a trade surplus with the U.S. of $2.5 billion: Russia. The country was left off of a list of dozens that have much smaller trade imbalances with America,
The Trump administration lifted economic sanctions imposed on the wife of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as it imposed sanctions on six other Russian individuals and entities.
A new bipartisan bill in U.S. could slap heavy costs on Vladimir Putin's war machine and hand Donald Trump extra leverage for the peace negotiations.
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Putin to send top negotiator to Washington as US anger grows over peace deal talks - Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev was born in Kyiv, educated in the US, and reportedly has good relations with Washington
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced legislation on Tuesday seeking to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia if it does not agree to long