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Sudden death of US Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump ally | The Refract

Diplomatie & Gouvernance

Sudden death of US Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump ally

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Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

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EXILE VOICES — RUSSIA

RUSSIA

Exile media

4 sources

In exile, independent Russian outlets document Senator Lindsey Graham's death by placing it within the sanctions dossier and support for Ukraine they have covered from abroad.

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Germany

incl. 2 state outlets

4 SOURCES

Transatlantic and Israeli camp · 5 of 8 countries

Germany is losing, with Lindsey Graham, one of the few consistent Republican allies of the transatlantic alliance and a supporter of Ukraine.

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Brazil

3 SOURCES

Peripheral perspectives of the Global South · 2 of 8 countries

Brasília is first holding onto the never-proven controversy surrounding Brazilian migrants in Gucci, revived by the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham.

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United States

5 SOURCES

Transatlantic and Israeli camp · 5 of 8 countries

The United States is immediately measuring the political consequences of Graham's passing: a vacant seat, an already fragile Republican majority, and a successor that Trump intends to choose himself.

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France

incl. 1 state outlet

5 SOURCES

Transatlantic and Israeli camp · 5 of 8 countries

Paris views the death of Lindsey Graham as the loss of a key figure in the Republican Party's hawkish wing, whose unwavering support for Ukraine and Israel had a direct impact on files closely monitored by French diplomacy.

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Israel

2 SOURCES

Transatlantic and Israeli camp · 5 of 8 countries

Israel is mourning the loss of an irreplaceable ally and is already worried about the void left in Donald Trump's ear.

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Nigeria

2 SOURCES

Peripheral perspectives of the Global South · 2 of 8 countries

Nigeria sees the sudden death of Lindsey Graham as a weakening of the Trump administration's foreign policy apparatus on Russia and Iran, with potential repercussions for West African oil markets.

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United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

Transatlantic and Israeli camp · 5 of 8 countries

London sees the death of Lindsey Graham as the loss of one of the last Atlanticist pillars of the Trump camp, at a time when American support for Kyiv is weakening.

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