# Is Trump wooing Russia again – and why?

https://mins.news/en/item/40549

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-01 14:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/is-trump-wooing-russia-again-and-why?traffic_source=rss

> CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov’s appearance at a US-hosted G20 meeting point to renewed US-Russia contact. Analysts caution that this does not mean relations are being restored: Washington still backs sanctions, while the Ukraine war and territorial disputes remain unresolved.

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