Trump is being urged to impose new sanctions against Russia. What the media is writing
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The Democratic Party in the US Congress and Ukraine intend to use the global reaction after the missile attack on Sumy to convince President Donald Trump to continue military support for Ukraine. What the foreign press writes about the likelihood of new sanctions against Russia and Trump's own reaction is in the Izvestia digest.
The Wall Street Journal: Trump is being urged to be tough on Russia
Several senior advisers to US President Donald Trump are urging him to be more skeptical about Russia's statements about seeking a peace agreement with Ukraine. According to US officials, this group includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg.
The Wall Street Journal
They recommended that Trump be more careful in his contacts with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and take a tougher stance in response to Moscow's demands for territorial concessions from Kiev. Nevertheless, Trump is reportedly still listening to the opinion of special envoy Steve Witkoff, who, after two meetings with Putin in Moscow, believes that he really wants to make peace.
During discussions at the White House about whether to tighten sanctions against Russia in order to force it to negotiate, Rubio and Kellogg advised Trump to be more cautious about Putin's diplomatic intentions, the officials said.
Reuters: Congress is preparing new sanctions against Russia
Democrats in the House of Representatives have initiated a bill designed to strengthen Ukraine's position in the conflict. The document has not yet been made public, it was submitted two weeks after the tough sanctions presented by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate against Russia if it refuses to conduct bona fide peace negotiations with Ukraine. The congressional efforts reflect the growing concern of lawmakers from both parties about the fate of Ukraine amid Trump's conciliatory stance toward Moscow.
Reuters
Congressional aides who helped write the House bill said their goal was to influence negotiations on any bill related to Ukraine that would eventually be passed by Congress. It was expected that parts of the bill would appear in any final broad package on Ukraine, even if the measure itself could not be advanced in the House of Representatives with a Republican majority.
According to the agency, disagreements are increasingly emerging among Trump administration officials over the settlement of the conflict: some suggest that Ukraine cede territory to Russia, while others advocate more targeted support for Ukraine. The bill of the House of Representatives consists of three sections: it includes assistance in the reconstruction of Ukraine, the provision of direct loans and military financing to Kiev, as well as tough sanctions and export controls against Russia.
Bloomberg: Trump's special representative Witkoff is pleased with the outcome of the meeting with Putin
The US president's special envoy described his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week as "convincing." The key to the overall agreement revolves around the "five territories," Witkoff said, without elaborating. The resumption of diplomatic efforts came after Trump expressed disappointment with the pace of negotiations with Russia.
Bloomberg
Russia linked efforts to end the fighting with the easing of sanctions, and also demanded the suspension of arms supplies to Ukraine as a condition of the cease-fire.
After the meetings in St. Petersburg, Witkoff said he saw "an opportunity to change Russian-American relations" through attractive commercial opportunities that would ensure stability in the region. On Monday, Trump, amid questions about which side was responsible for the failure to reach a cease-fire, again blamed Zelensky for the conflict.
BBC News: Trump accuses Zelensky of starting a conflict
The US president said that the Ukrainian leader shares the blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin for "millions of deaths" in Ukraine. "You don't start a <conflict> against a man who is 20 times bigger than you, and then hope that people will give you missiles," he told reporters at the White House, also blaming former US President Joe Biden for the conflict. Trump's comments came after the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy.
BBC News
Trump has repeatedly clashed with Zelensky since he returned to office this year, and previously, apparently, accused Ukraine of unleashing the conflict.
After talks between U.S. and Russian officials failed to lead to a cease-fire in Ukraine, Trump said he was "very angry" with Putin, although he added that he had a "good relationship" with the Russian leader. Trump insisted that he wanted to "stop the killings" and made it clear that proposals would follow soon, but did not go into details.
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