Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Politico late Wednesday evening, demanding a retraction of a story centered on Russia and Ukraine. The headline in question read “White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream,” with a subheading touting conflict between Rubio and administration official Steve Witkoff.
The White House is debating whether to lift sanctions on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline and potentially other Russian assets in Europe as part of discussions on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, five people familiar with the discussions told POLITICO.
Lifting the sanctions currently in place on one of Russia’s main pipelines connecting its natural gas fields to western Europe would be a sharp reversal in the U.S. policy first put in place during President Donald Trump’s first term.President Joe…
