French experts fled Newsom’s project, said California was ‘more dysfunctional’ than North Africa…June 3, 2025 (an hour ago)

This story’s a couple years old, but it’s making the rounds again, and the timing couldn’t be better, with Gavin Newsom likely eyeing a 2028 presidential run.

It’s a perfect snapshot of the political dysfunction rotting this country from the inside out, especially in California. Remember the infamous California bullet train debacle? The one that was supposed to be a marvel of American infrastructure but turned into a flaming dung heap of taxpayer waste?

Here’s a quick update on the fiasco, which is now a full decade behind schedule and $10 billion over budget.

Kevin Dalton:

Gavin Newsom 2010: California is going to get it right with this new high speed rail. Reality 2024: The $33 BILLION high speed rail from Los Angeles to San Francisco to be completed in 2020 is now a $128 BILLION train from Bakersfield to Merced with no expected date of completion. Trump 2025: Shut it down Newsom, the former mayor of San Francisco, has been trying – and failing – to build this railway for a ridiculous 17 years.And yet, nobody seems to know where all that money went.

A billion dollars is just gone without a trace. And this guy thinks he’s fit to be president?

But the real kicker in this sad saga of wasted money and classic establishment failure? A highly competent French national rail company pulled out of California’s “train to nowhere” project because it was so disorganized. It was such a bureaucratic mess that the French ditched Newsom and went to North Africa instead, because – get this – it was more “politically functional” than the state of California under Gavin’s direction.Ouch.

Washington Examiner:

A French national railroad company left California’s high-speed rail project to pursue other work in North Africa — and has already completed a project in Morocco.

SNCF, the French national railroad, was one of the original operators to come to California in the early 2000s to help develop the state’s “bullet train” that would run from San Francisco to Los Angeles.The rail company, however, opted to leave for the war-torn, yet “less politically dysfunctional,” North African country.

“There were so many things that went wrong,” SNCF Project Manager Dan McNamara told the New York Times. “SNCF was very angry. They told the state they were leaving for North Africa, which was less politically dysfunctional. They went to Morocco and helped them build a rail system.”

And of course, there’s a DEI angle, because with a collapse this bad, how could there not be, right? Tech giantTSMC tried building semiconductors in the US under the CHIPS Act but ran straight into a wall of DEI mandates and bureaucratic nonsense. It was such a mess, they scrapped the whole thing.

Will Tanner:

This is obviously true, and while the Green stuff gets a great deal of blame, the DEI disaster is equally problematic For example, TSMC tried investing billions in US semi-conductor production under the CHIPS Act, but gave up because the DEI requirements made it utterly impossible to do anything productive here

Here’s a close-up of the images: NYTs What a costly debacle.

If Gavin Newsom does run in 2028, this story is bound to resurface yet again, because nothing sums up his brand of leadership better than a billion-dollar train wreck. The man turned San Francisco into a crime-ridden, poop-infested wasteland, dragged California into the red, and scared off some of the most competent rail engineers on the planet. If his plan is to take that chaos national, maybe his campaign slogan should be: Make America More Dysfunctional Than North Africa.

https://revolver.news/2025/06/french-experts-fled-newsoms-project-said-california-was-more-dysfunctional-than-north-africa/

Why are these Biden-era weaponized DOJ cases still going strong under Trump? 1/2

June 2, 2025 (17 hours ago)

The Biden regime may be gone, but their prosecution machine is still grinding away, like there’s no tomorrow.

Even with President Trump back in office, some of the most twisted political cases launched under Biden’s DOJ are still moving full steam ahead. These aren’t just leftover court filings sitting on some dusty shelf. They’re active, aggressive, and steamrolling through the legal system as if nothing changed in the Swamp.

And that has a lot of people asking one very fair question: why?

One thing we know for certain is that the American people didn’t elect Trump to protect Biden’s corrupt DOJ. They elected him to dismantle it. So why are so many of these targeted prosecutions, the kind designed to crush political dissidents and independent thinkers, still happening under his watch?

It’s a fair question, but let’s also agree that draining a swamp this size takes time, and likely more than one America First president. Because, as you know, the federal government isn’t just bloated; it’s entrenched, with thousands of unelected holdovers who have zero interest in justice and every interest in protecting the status quo. And that’s the problem. These prosecutions aren’t about justice; they’re political morality plays.

Take the case against OneTaste.

OneTaste was a company based in San Francisco that became known for apractice called “Orgasmic Meditation.” In the middle of the #MeToo hysteria, the federal government swooped in.

Nicole Daedone, the founder, is now facing federal charges forallegedly running some sort of “forced labor conspiracy” ring. That’s the government’s official story. But the real story is that the DOJ is criminalizing remorse in grown adults who knew full well what they were doing in order to score social awareness points.

They’re taking stories of regret and twisting them into fairy tales of abuse. And they’re doing it with the help of Netflix, legacy media, and a few bitter ex-employees who can’t keep their stories straight.

Nobody was forced to be part of OneTaste. Nobody was trafficked or turned into a slave. This is a case about blurred lines and consent being retroactively reshaped into criminal charges. It’s punishment by prosecution, a way for prosecutors to score points off of #MeToo hysteria and get in tight with the likes of Netflix and the mainstream media.

Yet somehow, this case is still on the docket in New York, driven by Biden’s DOJ leftovers.

Mike Howell, Executive Director of the Heritage Oversight Project, weighed in on the lingering Biden-era prosecutions still moving forward under the Trump administration:“It’s disappointing to see a prosecution based on FBI misconduct and collusion with Netflix. I think it runs counter to the promises to reform the FBI and DOJ. The political precedents that could be set in this case, specifically as it relates to brainwashing, will soon obviously be applied to political enemies in the future.”

It’s a chilling thought, but the pattern is clear. They used a twisted form of legal creativity to convict Douglass Mackey of a felony for posting an anti-Hillary meme.Many believe that same strategy was later turned on President Trump himself.

https://revolver.news/2025/06/why-is-biden-era-weaponized-justice-still-going-strong-under-trump/

>>23117871

2/2

But that’s not all. Another big lawfare case involves a man by the name of Roger Ver.

Now, he’s not a household name, but in the world of cryptocurrency, he’s a legend. Roger was one of the first and biggest investors in Bitcoin. He literally bought the domain Bitcoin.com. He spent years pushing for a decentralized financial system that threatened to completely destroy the fiat-driven globalist economy.

And that right there made him a target.

Roger’s beef with the government started way before the word crypto became mainstream. Many years ago, he tried to cut ties with the US system. He reached out to the IRS, asking what he needed to pay in order to settle up with the government before renouncing his US citizenship. The IRS refused to give him a number. Instead, they kept him in limbo.

Eventually, Roger gave up and walked away. He paid his taxes, moved to Japan, and kept working in crypto.

Now, fast forward to the Biden regime years, and suddenly the DOJ wants him behind bars because they say he didn’t pay them enough. He was arrested while traveling through Spain, and now hefaces possible extradition to the US, where he could be hit with charges that carry up to 109 years behind bars.

Roger’s case is a political hit job. And the fact that it’s still being pushed under Trump’s DOJ is concerning, to say the least.

These are just two cases. But they reveal a much bigger problem.The same prosecutors and bureaucrats who built Biden’s political hit squad are still sitting in their offices, collecting paychecks, and running cases like nothing ever changed.

This isn’t justice. It’s the same scorched-earth political prosecution playbook being carried out by people who never should have had power in the first place.

And that’s why this matters.

President Trump knows better than anyone what it feels like to be targeted by a corrupted system. His life has been ripped apart by one politically motivated prosecution after another. So it’s even more important that he step in now and stop the Biden-era vendettas that are still being carried out in his name.

Nobody expects miracles. But we do expect progress. That means cleaning house at the DOJ. Identifying and removing the holdover prosecutors. Reviewing every politically motivated case launched under Biden. And shutting them down.

The cases against OneTaste and Roger Ver never should’ve made it past a grand jury. They should be dismissed immediately.

The American people didn’t vote for another round of “Deep State” persecution. They voted for someone who would burn the old system to the ground and build something better.

You can read our articles on both of these cases here:

You can follow the OneTaste case here.

https://revolver.news/2025/06/why-is-biden-era-weaponized-justice-still-going-strong-under-trump/

Trump's Justice Department examining pardons issued by Biden

By Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch June 2, 20254:31 PM

Summary: Probe questions Biden's competence and use of autopen. Presidents have broad authority to issue pardons

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) - A senior official in Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's Justice Department told staff on Monday that he has been directed to investigate clemency granted by Democrat Joe Biden in the waning days of his presidency to members of his family and death row inmates.

Ed Martin, the Justice Department's pardon attorney, wrote in an email seen by Reuters that theinvestigation involves whether Biden "was competent and whether others were taking advantage of him through use of AutoPen or other means."

An autopen is a device used to automatically affix a signature to a document. Trump and his supporters have made a variety of unfounded claims that Biden's use of the device while president invalidated his actions or suggested that he was not fully aware of these actions. It is not known whether Biden used autopen on pardons.

(It was his staff that used the autopen, and yes it is, ¾ of pardons and commutations were signed by autopen. PS in order for a pardon, the person has to be charged with a crime, none of them were, except the prisoners)

The email stated that Martin's investigation is focused on preemptive pardons Biden issued to several members of his family and clemency that spared 37 federal inmates from the death penalty, converting their sentences to life in prison.

Just before he relinquished the presidency to Trump on January 20, Biden pardoned five members of his family, saying he wanted to protect them from future politically motivated investigations. The pardons went to Biden's siblings James Biden, Frank Biden and Valerie Biden Owens as well as their spouses, John Owens and Sara Biden. Biden on December 1 pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who had pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on firearms-related charges.

Martin's email did not specify which pardons of Biden family members were being investigated. It also did not make clear who directed Martin to launch the investigation.

A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A Biden spokesperson did not immediately provide comment.

The U.S. Constitution gives the president broad power to issue pardons to wipe away federal criminal convictions or commutations to modify sentences. (Reuters are still backing Bidan even after talking about his dementia for weeks, because if Trump does it, it’s wrong.)

Trump himself has made extensive use of executive clemency. For instance, he granted clemency on January 20 to all of the nearly 1,600 of his supporters who faced criminal charges in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was a failed attempt to prevent congressional certification of Biden's 2020 election victory over Trump.

Martin previously served as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington before his nomination for that post foundered in the Senate. Martin told reporters last month that he viewed the presidential pardon power as "plenary," meaning it is absolute.

"If you use the autopen for pardon power, I don't think that that's necessarily a problem," Martin said during a May 13 press conference, adding that he still felt the Biden pardons warranted scrutiny.

The investigation appears designed to use the Justice Department to amplify questions about Biden's health and mental acuity, a conversation that has intensified in recent weeks following his cancer diagnosis and a new book revealing Democratic concerns last year about Biden's condition.

Biden, who is 82, last year dropped his reelection bid amid questions about his mental acuity after a disastrous presidential debate performance. Biden was the oldest person to serve as U.S. president, and Trump is the second oldest.

Biden's closest aides have dismissed those concerns, saying Biden was fully capable of making important decisions.

No evidence has emerged to suggest that Biden did not intend to issue the pardons. (Because it hasn’t been investigated yet, you idiots that wrote this article)

In addition, a Justice Department memo from 2005 found it was legitimate for a subordinate to use an autopen for the president's signature. (They don't give the details on how the DOJ and what conditions it determined that. subordinates may be ok to use it on unimportant occasions, what is wrong with Reuters, do you want an assistant signing an Act of War?)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-justice-department-examining-pardons-issued-by-biden-2025-06-02/

ALX 🇺🇸

@alx

BREAKING: FBI Norfolk ASAC Michael Feinberg, aka the “Self-proclaimed protégé of Peter Strzok”, has resigned after discovering he would face an internal investigation for talking to disgraced fired Agent Strzok who famously said he would stop Trump from becoming President.

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(did he really think he could stay there as a close friend of Strzok?)

https://x.com/alx/status/1929677062220243027

Top Jan. 6 prosecutor quits, says pardons sent "terrible message"

(He’s not getting out for that reason, he’s getting out because he’s going to be prosecuted for sending innocent people to jail on bullshit charges. His arrogant face says it all) Story by Scott MacFarlane • 5h •

The federal prosecutor who helped lead the largest federal criminal case in American historyhas resigned his position in the Justice Department. Longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Rosen, the chief of the Justice Department's Capitol Siege Section, has departed for a post with a private law firm.

In an interview with CBS News, Rosen said President Trump's pardons of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters continue to shock and alarm the federal investigators who handled the cases.

"The message that [the pardons] send is that political violence towards a political goal is acceptable in a modern democratic society," Rosen said. "That, from my perspective, is anathema to a constitutional republic."

Rosen helped oversee a team of Justice Department attorneys as the agency grappled with an historically large onslaught of criminal cases after the Capitol riot, which injured dozens of police officers and caused millions of dollars in damage to the Capitol complex.

He said the president's decision to pardon all — not just some — of the Capitol riot defendants was a stunning decision that has caused damage.

"It sends a terrible message to the American people," Rosen said. "Individuals who were duly — and appropriately — convicted of federal crimes ranging in culpability are immediately let loose without any supervision, without any remorse, without any rehabilitation to civil society."

Rosen handled a range of criminal cases during his tenure at the U.S. Attorney's Office of the District of Columbia, one of the largest and most powerful of the federal prosecutors' offices in the nation. In addition to drug and gun crimes, Rosen took on responsibility for the section handling Jan. 6 cases.He was a lead prosecutor in the case of Leo Kelly, an Iowa man who was convicted at trial in May 2023.

He took note of the Justice Department's remarkable success rate in Jan. 6 trials,securing partial or full convictions in 100% of jury trials. Rosen blasted criticism from Trump supporters who allege the juries were biased or the prosecutions were politicized.

"The reason those juries convicted — and the reason those judges convicted individuals — was not because of some bug in the due process," Rosen said. "It was because the evidence was overwhelming. It was the most videotaped crime in American history."

Soon after Mr. Trump's Inauguration-Day pardons of the Jan. 6 defendants, Justice Department officials demoted or fired some of the prosecutors who handled the Jan. 6 prosecutions and disbanded the Capitol Siege Section.

Critics have accused the administration of seeking vengeance or revenge, targeting attorneys with solid track records.

"To see those talented prosecutors be marginalized or removed from office is an affront to the independence of the department," Rosen said.

The Justice Department and the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Rosen will soon be starting his new job as attorney at the Rogers, Joseph O'Donnell law firm in Washington, D.C. He told CBS News, "I felt like it was time for a change — and a time to take what I've been doing and what I've learned over the course of 15 years in state and federal practice — and bring it to the private sector, where I can benefit clients who are being scrutinized by the government."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/doj-capitol-siege-section-head-quits-says-jan-6-pardons-sent-terrible-message/ar-AA1FXCNx

(I hope he gets his law license yanked for life.)

Citizen Free Press

@CitizenFreePres

TRUMP 47 CIGARETTE BOAT OWNS THE WATER.

From

TONY™

12:25 PM · Jun 3, 2025

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who's in it?

https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1929937547175534682

>>23117996

I said absolutely no when Trump announced it. I thought it would be used as a trap.

And I agree, the people walking around in the Rotunda while being invited in, did NOT deserve jail. And if they whole thing was intentionally weaponized by the DS, no one should have gone to jail, accept the violent ones.

>>23117985

Don't go that far, he should be investigated and if he broke the law he should go to the DC dungen.

No one is going to hang anyone.

>>23117983

notableI've been telling the board for months he's betraying Trump and trying to get a WW NATO force, not just Europe. He lied to Trump's face in the WH. His arrogance is going to be his downfall.

>>23117962

Question: What catastrophic disease is it not linked to the mRNA vaccine? I think it's linked to all horrible diseases.

>>23117952

MSM is trying so hard to get Joe's dementia out of the news, so they can change the narrative to Trump. It's NEVER going away, EVER!

>>23118077

They make a lot of money off of wars

>>23118044

NOPE it causes those too.

3 Jun, 2025 18:13

Ukrainian agent detained in Crimea – FSB

The suspect has confessed to hiding explosive devices in Sevastopol after receiving instructions from Kiev

A resident of Crimea has been detained for collaborating with Ukrainian special services and assembling an improvised explosive device (IED) intended for use in a terrorist attack on the peninsula, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the 59-year-old man from the city of Feodosia voluntarily contacted the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and offered his assistance. He was recruited by a Ukrainian intelligence officer and maintained confidential contact with him, the FSB stated.

Following instructions received via video link, the suspect allegedly retrieved explosive components from two pre-arranged hiding places and assembled the IED in his garage. The device contained over 1.2 kilograms of high explosives, an electric detonator, a homemade remote signal receiver and transmitter, and nearly 500 grams of nails to serve as shrapnel, according to the Russian security agency.

The completed bomb was then hidden in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol, and the suspect sent its coordinates to his Ukrainian contact, the FSB reported.

A video released by the FSB includes footage of the suspect’s detention and confession.He claimed that shortly after the escalation of hostilities in 2022, he contacted Ukrainian intelligence through its official website and asked how he could assist. He later retrieved multiple taped bags containing explosive materials and components, stored them in his garage, and eventually assembled the IED after receiving detailed instructions.

The footage also shows images of the explosive device and screenshots of the man’s communication with his Ukrainian handler.

https://www.rt.com/russia/618611-fsb-ukraine-agent-crimea/

3 Jun, 2025 17:28

Trump still uses personal phone – media

Despite security warnings, the US president maintains the device as his primary link to the outside world, The Atlantic has reported citing aides (More gossip on Trump…they never stop. I’m sure the media didn’t mention Bidan’s personal phones and who in his gang used them.)

US President Donald Trump continues to rely on his personal cellphone, despite repeated warnings from aides and security experts about foreign surveillance risks, The Atlantic reported on Monday.

The phone remains Trump’s main link to the outside world, connecting him with friends, family, lawmakers, corporate leaders, celebrities, world leaders, and journalists, sources close to the president told the outlet. He also often answers calls from unknown numbers, reportedly viewing them as opportunities for spontaneous conversations, they claim.

“He likes to call people. He likes to be called,” one adviser reportedly said. Another noted that “probably a ton” of people have Trump’s personal number, while a third estimated the figure at “well over 100.”

Trump reportedly uses multiple devices, with at least one dedicated to social media.

Several sources claim Trump often leaves lengthy voicemails and inquires if recipients have shared his messages with relatives and friends.They also claim Trump distrusts White House landlines, fearing eavesdropping by what he sees as the “deep state.”

“His perspective was, ‘I can’t trust anyone on the White House staff, so I have to use my cellphone,’” a former adviser told the outlet.

Security officials have long warned Trump that personal phones are vulnerable to hacking and wiretapping. In late 2024, the FBI claimed Chinese hackers had breached US telecom networks, allowing them to eavesdrop on calls involving Trump and other political figures. Despite the concerns, the president reportedly dismissed the warnings.

“He’d just reject it and say, ‘It’s not true,’” a former adviser said. “He’d say, ‘My phone is the best on the market.’” Advisers eventually gave up trying to limit his phone use, the sources claimed, although one said the devices had been upgraded with additional security features.

The White House declined to confirm those details. “We will not discuss or disclose security measures regarding the President, especially to The Atlantic,” Communications Director Steven Cheung told the outlet in an emailed statement.

The White House recently had issues with the magazine after an Atlantic editor gained access to an internal chat involving senior Trump officials discussing a strike against the Houthi militants and then writing a story about it.

Cheung defended Trump’s approach, saying his use of a personal phone makes him “the most transparent and accessible President in American history.”

https://www.rt.com/pop-culture/618605-trump-personal-phone-use/

Benny Johnson

@bennyjohnson

President Trump at Mar-a-Lago on the phone working.

An absolute machine 🔥

From Michael Solakiewicz

4:36 PM · Mar 1, 2025

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Doesn't the Atlantic have something better to do?

3 Jun, 2025 14:01

Russian retaliation ‘inevitable’ – Medvedev

The former president has vowed retribution for recent Ukrainian attacks

Russia will “inevitably” respond to recent Ukrainian attacks on its territory despite continuing diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated on Tuesday.

His comments follow suspected acts of Ukrainian sabotage on railways in Russia and drone strikes on multiple Russian airfields at the weekend. Despite this, Russian officials traveled to Istanbul on Monday for another round of direct negotiations with Ukrainian representatives.

In a social media post, Medvedev addressed domestic calls for a more forceful military response, declaring that Russian retaliation was “inevitable.”

“Our army is on an active offensive and will continue its push forward. Everything that needs to be blown up will be, and those who need to be eliminated will be,” he wrote.

Medvedev, who currently serves as deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, saidthe Istanbul negotiations were necessary “for our victory to be most swift and the full elimination of the neo-Nazi authorities”in Kiev. (What’s that mean?)

During the talks, Moscow proposed two possible routes toward a ceasefire and suggested a brief halt in the fighting to allow military units to retrieve bodies from the battlefield.

Ukraine’s VladimirZelensky called Russian negotiators “idiots” for proposing the idea, asserting that a ceasefire should solely serve to prevent further loss of life.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov calledZelensky’s remarks “awkward” and “unfortunate,” saying they undermined efforts to move the talks forward.

Moscow also offered to return the remains of over 6,000 deceased Ukrainian soldiers. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who is leading Kiev’s delegation, said Kiev would reciprocate by returning the same number of Russian military casualties.

Vladimir Medinsky, a presidential aide heading Russia’s team, saidMoscow agreed to accept all remains offered in return.

Kiev consented to direct negotiations with Moscow last month under pressure from US President Donald Trump, who has expressed exasperation with both parties and warned that Washington could “walk away” from mediation efforts if progress stalls.

https://www.rt.com/russia/618595-medvedev-rataliation-kiev-inevitable/

(They send Medvedev out as their attack dog, to say the coarse things Putin would like to say. He’s very good at it too; and he’s brilliant. I'm pretty sure Zelensky's team would prefer that he stay out.)

3 Jun, 2025 13:08

Trump running out of patience on Ukraine – US envoy

The president would expect a guaranteed breakthrough from a potential meeting with Putin and Zelensky, the US envoy to Türkiye has said

US President DonaldTrump appears to be “at the end of his rope” over the conflict in Ukraine, Washington’s top diplomat in Türkiye has told local media.

Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Türkiye and special envoy for Syria, made the remarks during an interview with Turkish broadcaster NTV on Monday, in the wake of a second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations which lasted approximately 90 minutes.

He was asked about Kiev’s calls for a high-level summit that would include Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.

Barrack indicated that any such meeting would need to be “meaningful” and yield substantive outcomes, while acknowledging he could not speak for the US president directly. He added that Trump, who has openly expressed frustration with both Zelensky and Putin,is not known for his patience.(KEK)

Barrack said Türkiye could play a key role in facilitating a breakthrough, given its status as a mediator.

Trump repeatedly used campaign rallies to claim he could resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours – a claim he later acknowledged was hyperbolic. His efforts to mediate, have faced resistance from European NATO members, who back continued military plans for Ukraine.

Last month, following pressure from Trump, Kiev dropped its opposition to direct talks with Russia, which said such a move was the logical next step. Zelensky traveled to Türkiye on the date proposed by Moscow for the initial round, claiming he expected Putin to attend.

Russia has maintained that a summit involving top leaders should be the culmination of the negotiation process, not a substitute for it. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reiterated the stance on Tuesday, saying a trilateral meeting with Zelensky and Trumpappeared “unlikely anytime soon.”

At Monday’s talks in Istanbul,Kiev reiterated its desire for a trilateral summit. Moscow, in turn, presented two potential paths toward a ceasefire and offered to return the bodies of 6,000 deceased Ukrainian soldiers as a goodwill gesture, which Kiev agreed to reciprocate. (Kiev is just trying to get pictures with Trump, they don’t want to solve anything, and Trump is certainly not going to mediate, Kiev is difficult intentionally. Russia is trying to abide by the rules of negotiations and not bring Trump in to do their work.

https://www.rt.com/news/618593-trump-patience-ukraine-talks/

3 Jun, 2025 09:35

EU unlikely to meet demand from US senators on Russia sanctions – media

American lawmakers have been seeking “coordinated” measures with Brussels by mid-June

The EU is unlikely to finalize its next round of Russia sanctions before the G7 summit in Canada later this month, despite calls from US lawmakers for coordinated action, the EUobserver media outlet reported on Tuesday.

US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said he aims to push new sanctions through by mid-June. In a joint statement with Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, the two urged the EU and US to curb China and India’s purchases of discounted Russian oil. Graham and Blumenthal visited Kiev together on Friday.

Four EU diplomats earlier told EUobserver that the call to have “sanctions put in place – in coordination with Europe” by the G7 summit in Alberta on June 15-17 is unlikely to be met.

Both senators visited France over the weekend to urge their EU allies to take stronger action. Graham also met EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said the bloc is preparing its 18th package of “hard-biting sanctions” against Moscow.

Western countries have imposed widespread sanctions on Russia since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 in a bid to isolate the country. The restrictions include a ban on Russia’s seaborne oil shipments, cutting the country off from the Western financial system, and freezing around $300 billion in foreign reserves. The bloc introduced its 17th round of sanctions in May.

Graham, a longtime Russia hawk and ally of US President Donald Trump, is backing legislationthat would impose a 500% tariff on countries that buy Russian energy, uranium, and other raw materials– measures aimed chiefly at India and China. He said the move has support from 82 of the 100 US senators. (500% tariff’s on their main economic product, is sadistic and insane, Graham is just the left hand of Zelensky, where the EU is the right hand.)

Trump has said the EU push for restrictions could make the chances of settling the Ukraine conflict “much worse,” but noted that “there could be a time where that’s going to happen.” He has also criticized Russia for recent strikes on Ukraine.

Moscow has stressed that it is carrying out strikes on Ukrainian military-linked installations in response to Kiev’s increased drone attacks on Russian civilian facilities. Moscow has also saidTrump is being misled about the Ukraine conflict by those pushing Washington toward supporting Kiev and taking a more aggressive stance on Russia.(I agree, there's someone around him that is lying perhaps. Or Trump is pretending there is a split with him and Putin.)

(Russia should just put sanctions on every country attacking them, but they don’t believe they are legal. There’s something very sick about Graham and Blumenthal, how much money do they have hidden in Kiev? If the Trump Admin could find out, there will be serious repercussions. I also doubt the EU is friends with Lindsey Graham. )

https://www.rt.com/news/618579-eu-russia-sanctions-g7-summit/

>>23118287

All of Europe buys Russian energy, so Graham is imposing a 500% tariff of any country buying it, is he crazy. They also buy American, Saudi oil, but Russia's is less expensive and they have reliable pipelines.

No wonder the EU wouldn't be prepared to discuss his stupid sadistic idea.