NEW!!! Germany's Merz pushes back on Trump calling for Russia's G7 return
"We are not sitting here in this format with warlords and not with war criminals, which is why Putin has no place at this table," Merz said.
Alex Raufoglu
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Senior Washington Correspondent for @RFERL | Covering US foreign policy, Eastern Europe and beyond | @AmericanU π| AlexRaufoglu.01 on Signal | Tweets=personal
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Joined February 2011
- NEW!! Ukrainian opposition leaders reject U.S. suggestions of wartime election 1/2
- HAPPENING NOW!!! Key GOP Congressman Mike Rogers warns against Pentagon plans to reportedly cut thousands of troops from Europe βCongress has not been consultedβ he says βPutin is NOT our friendβ he warns00:00
- NEW!! @RepStenyHoyer nails it! "Not once has NATO threatened to invade Russia. That is NOT Putinβs fear. No, he is afraid that NATO will stand in the way of Russia invading others." 1/2
- NEW!!! European Leaders after talking to Trump: βIt will be up to Ukraine to make decisions on its territory. International borders must not be changed by force.β 1/2
- HAPPENING NOW!! Moving scene - tears, hugs, and cheers - inside the State Dept HQ tonight, as diplomats gathered in the lobby to clap out their laid off colleague, some of which have served for decades ππ»00:00
- THIS!!! EU says russian sanctions will NOT be lifted until full withdrawal from Ukraine
- THIS!!! Leading Republican Senator Mitch McConnell on Ukraine peace talks π βIβve heard that Ukraine needs to be prepared to βdo difficult thingsβ. Iβm curious which difficult things our frontline partners havenβt been doing for the past three yearsβ¦ Like defending
- NEW!! U.S. House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Jim Himes issues a statement calling withholding lifesaving intelligence from Ukrainians βunforgivable.β ππ»
- New York this morning: 'Terrorism has a name: Russia'
- THIS!!! Switzerland decides to join the EU sanctions against Russian propagandist media.
- WATCH!!! βIf russia invades NATO allies, are you going to recommend to the President that we fulfill our Article 5 obligations?β β Democrats press SecDef Hegseth ππ»00:00
- Washington DC right NOW: #russiaISaterroriststate00:00
- NEW!! 40 U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to stop supporting putinβs illegal war in Ukraine: "The best way to end the war in Ukraine is to support Ukraine with arms, not give aid and comfort to Russia, its puppets and client states, and dictators around the world"
