The Administration and Russia

This post emerged this morning. While we could examine this through the US Media, there is value in reviewing it from abroad.

This is a Russian commenter, by the way. He forgot what Bassett said about Japan. No, there were no negotiations after two nuclear bombs. It was more like, sign here, on the dotted line. Here, the tale from MAKS:

I'm curious about what kind of history education he got, but he should have traveled to the USS Missouri while in the administration. She is in Hawaii, and the spot where the surrender was signed has been preserved. But here is his post via a Russian channel:

Putin is a war criminal — Scott Bessant

Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant called Putin a war criminal during a hearing before the Congressional Finance Committee.

Bessent criticized the Biden administration’s “weak sanctions” on Russia, noting that they only targeted lower-tier oil companies and imposed a price cap that didn’t work.

I understand that drawing conclusions is more expensive, but lately there have been too many signals that the Trump administration is drifting towards a policy of pressure on Russia.

After signing the mineral deal with Ukraine, Bessent said that the deal would allow Trump to speak to Russia from a position of…