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The president recently eased sanctions on Russia, something lawmakers on both sides quickly criticized.
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has raised with Russian President Vladimir Putin the issue of Stephen Hubbard, a retired American school teacher held by Moscow,
President Trump said he wants Ukrainian President Zelensky to make a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump stated he thought the war would be the “easiest” to end, and blamed the “tremendous hatred” between Zelensky and Russian President Putin for the war continuing.
The Trump administration is ignoring the will of Congress and waiving new Russia sanctions amid fears that high energy prices will cost Republicans in next month’s elections.
Ukraine's leader calls on Trump to allow delivery of interceptor missiles already purchased by European allies if the U.S. "cannot rein Putin in."
Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are signaling their intention to try to enact legislation to force President Donald Trump to reverse what some of them have called his “pro-Putin agenda.” The groundswell of bipartisan congressional criticism of Trump’s policy toward Russia,
Trump has been lobbing insults at Zelenskyy for over a week and turning to policies that benefit Putin, while Ukraine’s president has said he feels betrayed and worries for his country’s future. But the American president can still shift on Zelenskyy — especially as he faces bipartisan outrage from lawmakers — which Trump has done before.
There is bipartisan backlash to President Trump's latest pivot toward Russian President Putin and his criticism of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The Washington Post reports the Trump administration is holding up patriot missiles for Ukraine.