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US-Russia relations

The diplomatic relations between the United States and Russia, including meetings and negotiations between US envoys and Russian officials.

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Jan 12, 2026
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What are the links between trump and putin?

The links between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin run along three broad axes: public admiration and personal rapport that Trump has repeatedly signaled (before and during office) , business and financ...

Jan 18, 2026
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Is Putin in charge of trump?

No — available reporting does not support the claim that Vladimir Putin literally "runs" or commands Donald Trump; U.S. intelligence and multiple investigations show Russia mounted influence operation...

Jan 25, 2026
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What oversight or ethics investigations, if any, have been opened into Witkoff’s or Kushner’s activities related to Russia?

There is intense media and political scrutiny of ’s and ’s private diplomacy with , but the reporting provided does not identify any formal ethics or oversight investigations — congressional, , , or I...

Jan 15, 2026

why dose Trump want Greenland?

President Trump’s push to “own” Greenland is driven publicly by national security arguments about the Arctic and privately by a mix of resource economics, great‑power rivalry and personal/political co...

Jan 11, 2026

Arrested in Moscow in December 2018. He claimed he was there ‘to attend the wedding of a fellow former Marine in Moscow’, Russian authorities later accused him of espionage.

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine and corporate security director, was arrested in Moscow on 28 December 2018; his family and he said he was in the city to attend the wedding of a fellow former Marine...