Russia hawks face new dilemma over Trump’s 50-day Putin deadline

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CNN  —  The Russia hawks’ initial reaction to President Donald Trump’s tougher stance on Vladimir Putin was positive. That included a Monday joint statement from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal calling Trump’s threat of ramped-up economic penalties if Russia doesn’t cut a peace deal in next 50 days “a real executive hammer to drive the parties to the negotiating table.” But a day later, a real sense of skepticism about Trump’s threats has crept in. The

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