Former President Donald Trump threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada, while also criticizing Canadian trade practices, according to CBS News. Simultaneously, Russian border regions faced blackouts due to Ukrainian strikes, as reported by ABC News, and a senior European intelligence official stated that Russia aims to outmaneuver the United States in Ukraine talks. These developments come amidst ongoing international tensions and domestic concerns.
Trump's threat, posted on Truth Social, demanded that Canada "treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve," according to CBS News. He also stated that the U.S. should "own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset" due to the revenues generated from the U.S. market. The former president cited complaints about Ontario's refusal to stock U.S. alcoholic products and Canadian tariffs on U.S. dairy products as reasons for his stance.
In other international news, governors of two Russian regions bordering Ukraine reported sustained power outages due to Ukrainian attacks on energy infrastructure, as detailed by ABC News. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia's western Belgorod region, said that power and heating outages had forced hundreds of people to rely on "heating points." The attacks come as both sides continue long-range strikes in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Meanwhile, a senior European intelligence official told The Associated Press that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no desire to halt Russia's nearly four-year-old invasion of Ukraine and believes he can outsmart the United States during talks about ending the war, according to ABC News. Kaupo Rosin, the head of Estonia's foreign intelligence service, said Moscow is playing for time in the talks with Washington.
In domestic news, the leaders of three major immigration agencies were set to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday, following increased scrutiny over the administration's recent crackdown in Minneapolis, according to CBS News. The oversight hearing was to include testimony from Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Rodney Scott, the commissioner of Customs and Border Protection; and Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Also, Mexican authorities announced that five of the ten missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa had been identified among bodies found in clandestine graves, according to CBS News. Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver Corp. stated that it was awaiting confirmation from Mexican authorities. Neither the company nor Mexican authorities have commented on a possible motive.
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