The US president blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect. #RussiaSanctions #Trump #UkraineWar
Trump says he won't sign new Russia sanctions, claiming it would hurt his "progress" in peace talks. He also blames Zelensky's refinery strikes for global diesel price pain and insists Zelensky "never wanted" to end the war, not Russia's ongoing invasion.
I said the executive order was an important and truly historic moment. I said the sanctions would have inflicted serious damage on the US and global market. #Trump #Ukraine #RussiaSanctions
I called waiving the sanctions a mistake and said there were other ways to address fuel prices. #Trump #Ukraine #RussiaSanctions
Emmanuel Macron expressed his anger and shame over the violence that occurred during the demonstrations on October 17, calling for a distinction between peaceful protesters and troublemakers, and promising measures to protect cities and hold those responsible accountable. #Macron #violences #manifestations (translated)
The weekend of October 17 and 18, 2026 was marked by violent protests in France against the high cost of living, leading to clashes, looting, and political tensions, as well as an incident of assault involving a French mayor in the West Bank, while Donald Trump exempted Russia from new economic sanctions. #Manifestation #ViolencesUrbaines #PolitiqueFrançaise (translated)
The political scientist Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier views the recent exception to American sanctions against Russia as a desperate maneuver by Trump to influence the outcome of the midterm elections, but emphasizes that this does not make the United States allies of Russia. #SanctionsRussie #Trump #Géopolitique (translated)
The head of Intermarché is outraged by the acts of vandalism affecting all businesses and calls for severe penalties. #Intermarché #commerce #sécurité (translated)
The author stated that a European diplomatic delegation had been attacked in the West Bank by Israeli settlers and that a French mayor had been beaten. He presented as established the complicity of the Israeli state and the IDF in the abuses of these settlers and called on France to sanction Israel. #Cisjordanie #Israël #Diplomatie #IL #FR (translated)
The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, downplayed Saturday night the decision by Donald Trump to exempt Russia from new sanctions, assuring that it was a 60-day pause aimed at "analyzing" their economic repercussions. #Ukraine #Starlink #Accusations (translated)
The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, downplayed on Saturday evening Donald Trump's decision to exempt Russia from new sanctions, assuring that it was a 60-day pause aimed at "analyzing" their economic repercussions. #IncendieWainwright #Canada #ForcesArmées (translated)
Bank of England governor walks out of IMF summit in protest against Russia. Sanctimonious tokenism. UK trades and its Crown Dependencies & Overseas Territories trade with Russia. EU buys uranium from Russia. US buying Russian diesel. Sanctions undermined from within. Need different strategies
The author accused the National Rally of having antisemitic members and stated that Jordan Bardella, whom he presented as the party leader, was himself showing the way. He called on the European Parliament to sanction him. https://t.co/ch18qkMtdr #Antisémitisme #Politique #UnionEuropéenne #FR (translated)
But the decision of the American president has been criticized by many elected officials, including Republicans like Senator Ted Cruz, who called it a "mistake." #Ukraine #Trump #sanctions (translated)
"Trump just gave Putin his best birthday gift," thundered Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer in a statement. #Ukraine #Trump #sanctions (translated)
"It's a very good decision, and it will be a decision that is good for the country, and I think, good for the world," said Donald Trump on Saturday night. #Ukraine #Trump #sanctions (translated)
"The president wants to use this 60-day period to somewhat analyze the effect of both sanctions and tariffs on the global economy, and even the American economy," said Marco Rubio before flying off for a visit to Uzbekistan and India. #Ukraine #Trump #sanctions (translated)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio downplayed Donald Trump's decision to exempt Russia from new sanctions, specifying that it was a 60-day pause to analyze their economic repercussions, which has drawn criticism in Ukraine and heightened tensions between Kiev and Washington. #Ukraine #Trump #sanctions (translated)
"It is a very good decision, and it will be a decision that is good for the country, and I think, good for the world," declared Donald Trump on Saturday night. #SanctionsRusses #Diplomatie #Ukraine (translated)
