Alex Raufoglu
@ralexdc
Senior Washington Correspondent for @RFERL | Covering US foreign policy, Eastern Europe and beyond | @AmericanU 🎓| AlexRaufoglu.01 on Signal | Tweets=personal
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NEW!!! China’s Xi says he and Trump are set to meet twice more this year -- at APEC in China (November) and the G20 in the U.S. (Dec) -- and says he looks forward to hosting Trump and the first lady in China again.
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"US investment in the Caucasus places an American foot in the gateway to Central Asia," @angela__howard tells me.
She cautioned, however, that U.S.-backed projects would require safeguards against corruption and foreign influence.
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UPDATE!! White House confirms that President Trump is expected to sign the Russia sanctions bill today at 4:30 p.m
SCOOP!! Ukraine’s recently ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is headed to Washington tonight, sources tell me
Fedorov was just named adviser to Italy’s DefMin @GuidoCrosetto on defense innovation, focusing on drones, air defense.
He says his focus remains Ukraine.
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NEW!! Pentagon's Colby is meeting with NATO SecGen Mark Rutte tomorrow and also attending tomorrow's Ambassadorial-level NAC meeting in Brussels.
BREAKING!!! U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, dealing a major blow to Moscow's financial sector.
Next up: The fight moves to the House.
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