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Originally Posted by Rajoo
Trump administration 'had a secret plan to lift Russian sanctions' and cede Ukraine territory to Moscow
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7590441.html
Trump White House Made Secret Efforts to Remove Russia Sanctions
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-white-...s-putin-619508
From the Newsweek story:
According to leaked intelligence reports, Flynn reportedly indicated to Kislyak during a phone call during the transition that Russia could expect a review of the sanctions under the Trump administration.
“We’ve been reviewing all the sanctions—and this is not exclusive to Russia,” a senior White House official told Yahoo News. “All the sanctions regimes have mechanisms built in to alleviate them.” they said, adding they hoped “the Russians would take advantage of that” by returning Crimea to Ukraine.
Only time would tell how much of this is true and to what extent, but with the amateurs in the Trump administration, anything is possible.
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I thought the objective WAS to get the Crimea back to the Ukraine even back when Barry was prez, and that Barry would have removed the sanctions in that event. So wasn't JK simply restating policy? Nothing new about "back channel" communication either. That's essentially how Obama got the ball rolling with Iran if memory serves.