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White House Quietly Pressures Senate to Water Down Russia Sanctions

The Trump administration is trying to get Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) to significantly weaken his Russia-sanctions bill while the White House seeks to patch up its relationship with Moscow instead of punishing it for the continued invasion of Ukraine.

wsj.com/politics/policy/trump- (archive.ph/jYUR3)

Donald Trump has suggested the US could hit Ukraine, as well as Russia, with sanctions unless a peace deal is reached. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the US president likened Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to two fighting children. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #UkraineWar #Ukraina #russia #putin #sanctions #german #Zelensky #FriedrichMerz

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The #sanctions require all property & interests owned by the #judges in the #US to be blocked & reported to the #Treasury dept.

#Netanyahu thanked #MarcoRubio & #Trump for the intervention, saying they had "stood up for the right of Israel".

Rubio accused the judges of "illegitimate & baseless actions" targeting #Israel & the #US.

He also described the #ICC as “politicized” & said it “falsely claims unfettered discretion”to investigate nationals of the US & its allies.

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…Türk said he was "profoundly disturbed" by the #sanctions & called for their "prompt reconsideration & withdrawal".

The 4 judges named are ALL #women: Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin, & Beti Hohler of Slovenia.

The #ICC has responded in a stmnt, saying it "deplores" the sanctions, which were "a clear attempt to undermine" its #independence.

The #UN's #HumanRights chief has demanded the #US government withdraw #sanctions it imposed on 4 #judges at the #InternationalCriminalCourt (#ICC).

#VolkerTürk said in a stmnt that "attacks against judges" run directly counter to "respect for the rule of #law & the equal protection of the law – values for which the US has long stood".

Secy of #State #MarcoRubio announced the sanctions on Thurs, for what he described as the "illegitimate" targeting of #Israel & the US.

bbc.com/news/articles/ce80pl1x

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits before a House subcommittee in Washington DC on 21 May 2025.
www.bbc.comUN human rights chief calls for US to withdraw sanctions on ICC judgesThe US announced sanctions against four ICC judges for what it said was "illegitimate" targeting of Israel and the US.

#usa #eu #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #uno

„United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk demanded that the [USA] lift the #sanctions it imposed on four International Criminal Court (#ICC) judges.

"Attacks against judges for performance of their judicial functions, at national or international levels, run directly counter to respect for the rule of law and the equal protection of the law — values for which the US has long stood," Türk said in a statement.“

p.dw.com/p/4vW7d

dw.comEU, UN human rights chief condemn US sanctions against ICC judges – DW – 06/06/2025

Donald Trump has suggested the US could hit Ukraine, as well as Russia, with sanctions unless a peace deal is reached. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the US president likened Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to two fighting children. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #UkraineWar #Ukraina #russia #putin #sanctions #german #Zelensky #FriedrichMerz