Trump suggests he would be open to lifting sanctions on Russia

[Tactical Peek]

Source: CNN


By Daniella Diaz, CNN

Updated 10:59 PM ET, Fri January 13, 2017

Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump suggested Friday he is open to lifting sanctions on Russia, though he plans to keep them for "at least a period of time."

He told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday evening that he might do away with them if Russia helps the US battle terrorists or with other goals important to the US. The sanctions were implemented by the Obama administration last month in response to alleged Russian hacking during the election.

"If you get along and if Russia is really helping us, why would anybody have sanctions if somebody's doing some really great things?" he said in the interview.

Trump's remarks to the Wall Street Journal come after CNN reported classified documents presented to President Barack Obama and Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising personal and financial information about Trump. He has vehemently denied the allegations.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/13/politics/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-taiwan/

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If that ain't an indictable, impeachable quid pro quo, then the world is not run the way it ought to be run.

[ProudLib72]

1. Of course he is!

Vlad is putin' the pressure on him to hurry up, get in the White House, and open the gates to our country.

[Doreen]

2. Open the gates? Hell, he's gonna give him the keys.

[TeamPooka]

3. cause Putin told him to do it

get used to that phrase

[Phoenix61]

4. Ok, sorry but WTF!!!!

Is he ...? oh never mind.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Putin is already getting his money's worth out of his investment in his lackey Trump

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Putin's eye is on Poland. While in NATO, my US Intel Class states NATO will not risk war defending.

.


This is common belief shared internationally.

Hence the NATO tanks rolling into Poland now. Its citizens are worried.


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[braddy]

27. What year was that, what class, what context, why the question?

[Stonepounder]

7. I'm shocked, shocked to hear that Trump is considering lifting sanctions!

(Putin flunky): "Here is your payoff, Mr. Trump"
(Trump [sotto voce]): Thank you very much.

[politicat]

20. When has Mango Mussolini ever said thank you? NT

[tclambert]

32. Don't interrupt Stounepounder when he's quoting Casablanca.

"Forget it, he's rolling."

[mahina]

8. I wonder if he's considered the downside to all the military

Officers in his cabinet.

Not saying I want it to happen but it sure could.

[BeyondGeography]

9. We know, everyone knows

[Sunlei]

25. Entire World & real Journalists reported & 'knew' before election, Republicans backed him!

DER SPIEGEL 2/1/2016
By Markus Feldenkirchen, Veit Medick and Holger Stark

Donald Trump Is the World's Most Dangerous Man

Donald Trump is the leader of a new, hate-filled authoritarian movement. Nothing would be more harmful to the idea of the West and world peace than if he were to be elected president. George W. Bush's America would seem like a place of logic and reason in comparison.


'Trump is dangerous and unfit', American President, 2016

[raccoon]

38. Thanks for posting. I'll have to find that article. nt

[Skittles]

10. yes, or else they will leak the good

[milestogo]

11. in exchange for delivery of a gaggle of Russian hookers

to the White House.

[Sunlei]

24. No, Mr. Trump is afraid to use the White House offices for some weird reason.

He's very attached to that tower, IMO there are some person (s?) who live in that tower he can't live a normal life without. Sunlei 1/2017

[Flatpicker]

12. Ya think

This guy is in the bag for Putin.

[vlyons]

13. Aw C'mon! We didn't need a chrystal ball

to know that was coming. Now the only mystery is, is "for a period of time" defined as 2 nano-seconds or 3 nano-seconds?

[cstanleytech]

15. Oh it's a good bet and it will not be because Russia pulled its troops back to its bases

on the Crimean Peninsula but rather it's more likely to either as payment for services rendered in helping Trump beat Hillary or because Russia has blackmail on Trump.

[quakerboy]

17. Not likely either

More likely due to personal debts owed that he'd rather not have called due.

[cstanleytech]

18. True, it could be that as well but if he would put everything into a blind trust it becomes a

moot point.

[MFM008]

22. I have a huge crystal ball

and I didn't need it to see this one coming.

[cstanleytech]

14. To be fair even Obama was open to lifting the first sanctions provided Russia respect the Ukrainians

borders and pull all its troops back to its bases on the Crimean Peninsula.

[bettyellen]

19. Totally different criteria- and Obama would have NATO and the UN

Both of which he is trying to make disappear. Like the Ukraine.

[quakerboy]

16. Wait till people forget

Just barely enough for credibility. But soon enough they dont foreclose on his debts.

[sakabatou]

21. Putin's puppet

[Sunlei]

23. Russia shows the world how their style of democracy busting, combined w/ hacks & blackmail works.

works very well with Republicans.

[TubbersUK]

26. "he might do away with them if Russia helps the US battle terrorists"

Russian Ambassador Invited Trump Administration to Syria Peace Talks as US Issued Sanctions


Source: abc

Russia's ambassador to the U.S. invited the Trump administration to Syrian peace talks during a phone call in December -- on the same day the Obama administration announced sanctions against Russia in retaliation for its hacking during the U.S. election -- a Trump spokesperson said Friday.

Incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak extended the invitation to the talks, which are scheduled for later this month, during a phone call with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn on December 29th, the day the U.S. issued sanctions and expelled 35 Russian diplomats from the country.

The Obama administration was unsuccessful in securing a seat in Syria peace negotiations during talks with Russia and other regional powers and has been excluded from the most recent rounds. The next talks about Syria are scheduled for January 23rd in Astana, Kazakhstan, three days after Trump takes office.

Spicer initially told reporters the conversation between Flynn and Kislyak only focused on arranging a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump after the Inauguration.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-advisor-michael-flynn-contact-russian-ambassador/story?id=44763052

[Mc Mike]

28. Treasonous, yet unsurprising. rec, nt.

[flamingdem]

29. Why is it that we're allowing this dangerous person to control the world?

?

[Rustyeye77]

30. Time to think IMPEACHMENT.

only we'll get pence.

[lark]

31. Duh, this is the exact reason he ran for president.

He lifts sanctions, russians return to buying hugely overpriced mansions from orange assface, he makes tons of $$ and doesn't have to file BK for the 8th time.. His $$ and his "reputation" sorry as it truly is, are all he cares about. Wonder what Putin has promised him if he destroys NATO or EU? My guess is all his loans with russian banks are paid off if herr orange fuhrer accomplishes either one of the above. of course, putin also has the stick, the videos, the tapes of don the con colluding in russia stealing election to use if drumpf falters or is over-ridden by congress. Interesting times, as in nightmares unlimited, are coming.

[roamer65]

33. The price of filing bankruptcy on the Russian mob is death.

[tclambert]

34. Nah, he didn't have any plans. He just wanted the ego boost of hearing crowds chant his name.

In promising to lift sanctions, he just hopes Vlad will say something flattering about him. This guy has the shallowest ego in the world. If you scratch the surface, you'll hit rock bottom.

[jmowreader]

37. No dude, that's not it at all

Unless Orangenfuehrer were to get some major-league security around him, the Russian mafia was going to whack his ass. Trump owes them a ton of money and there's no way in hell he can pay them back.

[Blue Idaho]

35. Buyers Remorse

How long is it before all those Trump fuckers realize the Donald just doesn't care about Democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law.

[kimbutgar]

36. He has to pay the one who brought him to the dance

Day 1 he will lift those sanctions for his pooty poot. He is a traitor to our country. And a sidgrace to the office of the Prsident, even before he is sworn.

He is a petty punk ass thug.