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Monday, September 08, 2025

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Russia responds to Trump sanctions threat Russia brushed off U.S. President Donald Trump's latest comments about further sanctions over the war in Ukraine, saying they have "no effect whatsoever" and are "absolutely useless." ........ the war has continued, and over the weekend Moscow launched its largest aerial attack to date. A Ukrainian government building for cabinet ministers was hit for the first time during the attack. ........ "Overall, one thing can probably be said: This unprecedented number of sanctions that have been imposed on our country over the past—well, it's already almost four years, now four years—have had no effect whatsoever," Peskov told Russian Alexander Yunashev. ....... India is the first to suffer secondary tariffs over its ongoing oil purchases from Russia. Trump imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods, spurring India to warm its relations with China and Russia. ........ China, with which Trump is trying to negotiate a resolution to various trade issues after a painful tariff war, is Russia's biggest oil customer. Beijing's large-scale oil purchases have aided Russia through the Western sanctions over the Ukraine war, offering a vital economic lifeline....... The Kremlin says the main "root causes" of its invasion are Ukraine's moves towards NATO membership—a red line for Russian national security—and what it claims is the persecution of ethnic Russians there. ........ Kyiv denies mistreating its ethnic Russian population, and says as a sovereign country it should be free to make its own choices about joining alliances such as NATO. Ukraine has accused Russia of an imperial war of conquest that sought to erase Ukrainian sovereignty and identity. ......... A peace deal to end the war hangs on two key issues: the division of territory and the future architecture of Ukrainian security, both fraught with legal and political complexities. ....... On territory, Ukraine says its constitution precludes it from conceding any land. It also cannot hold referenda or elections that could resolve this issue while it is in a state of martial law due to Russia's invasion. But Russia is refusing to agree to a ceasefire. ....... And on security, Ukraine is seeking ironclad guarantees against Russian aggression in the future, including Western peacekeeping troops on the ground. But Russia has ruled out agreeing to the presence of Western troops in Ukraine, especially those from NATO allies.

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