Zelensky Defies Trump, Strikes Putin Where It Hurts Most

The Bulwark reaches for "defies" where Crooks and Liars stays flat.

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What happenedSam Stein and Catherine Rampell give their takes on Trump’s decision to buy oil from Putin, just weeks after Trump signed Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill into law.

What changedThe left frames it as "‘He Damn Well Better Stop!’: Trump Rages At Zelensky Over Oil Refinery Strikes". The right frames it as "Zelensky Defies Trump, Strikes Putin Where It Hurts Most".

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Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "‘He Damn Well Better Stop!’: Trump Rages At Zelensky Over Oil Refinery Strikes". The right frames it as "Zelensky Defies Trump, Strikes Putin Where It Hurts Most".

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Crooks and Liars4h ago

‘He Damn Well Better Stop!’: Trump Rages At Zelensky Over Oil Refinery Strikes

As we discussed here, Trump has turned to Putin in a futile attempt to bring down soaring diesel prices. As the Kyiv Post reported, the Ukrainians basically told Trump to pound sand: Ukrain...

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The Bulwark6h ago

Zelensky Defies Trump, Strikes Putin Where It Hurts Most

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Sam Stein and Catherine Rampell give their takes on Trump’s decision to buy oil from Putin, just weeks after Trump signed Lindsey Graham’s Russia sanctions bill into law.

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