Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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Flight data showed how American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia on Monday.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Brazil, China and India will face secondary sanctions from the US if Russia doesn’t negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, and said they should lean on President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.
The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine and release more munitions that were briefly halted.
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India Today on MSN100% secondary sanctions for Russia trade: Nato warns India, China, BrazilMark Rutte warned the leaders of China, India, and Brazil that if they continued trading with Russia and buying its oil and gas, he would impose 100 percent secondary sanctions. He urged leaders to call Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to push him to seriously join peace talks.
It’s highly unlikely we’ll get a peace deal in 50 days solely because Putin still isn’t interested in one,” Angelica Evans from the Institute for the Study of War
Poland and the Baltic states also withdrew from the Ottawa Convention despite pleas from some leaders to maintain decorum in the face of Russian aggression.
Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.
Russia plans to scrap its sole aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov. This move impacts Russia's naval power. The US and NATO lead in naval aviation. Russia focuses on ammunition production. China and India have growing carrier capabilities.