Sanctions against the ICC and refusal to prosecute rich Russians. What the media write about Trump
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US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). He also disbanded a group of prosecutors who had prosecuted Russian businessmen. American intelligence officials fear that Trump will organize a purge among them along the lines of the Agency for International Development. What the media write about the head of the White House - in the digest of "Izvestia".
NBC: Trump imposed sanctions against the International Criminal Court
Trump signed an executive order on sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing the body of wrongful attacks against the United States and Israel. The order includes both financial sanctions and visa restrictions on ICC officials and their family members who assisted in investigations against U.S. citizens or allies.
NBC
"The ICC's recent actions against Israel and the United States set a dangerous precedent by directly exposing current and former members of the United States military, including active members of the Armed Forces, to harassment, abuse, and possible arrest," the text of the order reads.
In 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and several Hamas leaders. During his first term, Trump argued that the ICC has "no jurisdiction, no legitimacy, no authority" in the United States. Neither Washington nor Tel Aviv is a party to the so-called Rome Statute that established the court.
Reuters: Trump administration dissolves panel to crack down on Russian businessmen
The U.S. Justice Department under President Trump is ending efforts to enforce sanctions and prosecute major Russian businessmen who have been accused of violating restrictions. A memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi said the group, known as KleptoCapture, would be discontinued as part of a shift in focus.
Reuters
"This policy requires a fundamental shift in thinking and approach," Bondi wrote in the directive, adding that resources now devoted to enforcing sanctions and seizing oligarchs' assets will be redirected to countering cartels.
Cases investigated by the task force will likely continue, but the work will no longer be centralized at Justice Department headquarters. Prosecutors appointed to the group will return to their previous positions.
New York Post: Trump ready to tighten sanctions against Russia
US Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said that Trump is ready to significantly increase sanctions pressure on Russia in order to achieve an end to the conflict. According to him, sanctions against Russia are rated "only a three" on a scale of one to ten. Kellogg also warned that both Kiev and Moscow would have to make concessions.
New York Post
Last Thursday, Trump gathered "his entire approved team" of advisers and cabinet members involved in national security - from Vice President J.D. Vance to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent - in the Oval Office, where, according to Kellogg, they discussed how to use all elements of national power to end the <military operation>.
Kellogg said Ukraine would need to keep up military pressure on Russia ahead of the talks. In doing so, he criticized the strategy of former U.S. President Joe Biden, who promised to provide Ukraine with aid "as long as it takes" without increasing pressure on other elements of national power.
Bloomberg: US spy community fears Trump's next purge
The Trump administration's campaign to root out alleged disloyalty or waste in federal agencies has prompted fears among lawmakers and former senior intelligence officials that the intelligence community will undergo the next purge. Trump has long railed against what he calls politically motivated abuse of spy powers.
Bloomberg
The nation's intelligence giants, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the National Security Agency (NSA), have so far avoided the scrutiny of Elon Musk's Government Efficiency Department and other critics pursuing what they see as so-called "deep state" resistance and bureaucratic bloat.
Relations between Trump and the intelligence agencies soured during his first term after they concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to boost Trump's position over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump and his supporters dismissed it as a "Russian hoax."
The New York Times: Trump will lay off nearly all USAID employees
The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from more than 10,000 to about 290 positions. The small remaining staff will include health and humanitarian aid specialists.
The New York Times
According to two people with knowledge of their efforts, USAID officials are pushing for less severe cuts and have submitted to the State Department much longer lists of personnel they believe are needed for life-saving and other critical programs. USAID officials were also told Thursday that about 800 bids and contracts awarded through the agency would be canceled, the three sources said.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has taken over USAID as acting administrator. He said the agency was "completely uncooperative, so we had no choice but to take drastic steps to get the situation under control."
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