Trump administration briefing: US backs Russia ahead of G7, Republican spending bill boosts defense
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6VSMY)
US has reportedly rejected Canadian proposal to tackle Russian shadow fleet', Republican bill trims everything aside from defense - key US politics stories from Saturday at a glance
The US has reportedly rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia's so-called shadow fleet" of oil tankers and pushed to soften language on Moscow ahead of a G7 foreign ministers meeting this week.
In negotiations to agree a joint statement on maritime issues, the US is pushing to strengthen language about China while watering down wording on Russia, the reports said.
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