Russia sounds off on Trump’s threat to retake the Panama Canal
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Russia’s foreign ministry has called on Trump to reaffirm the current international agreement surrounding the Panama Canal and to leave it in control of the nation of Panama.
The agreement relinquished American control over the canal by the year 2000 and guaranteed its neutrality. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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Trump has railed against Panama since his sweeping election win in November, accusing the Central American country of letting China dominate the critical maritime trade route and leaving U.S. ships getting "ripped off" in the process.
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