Trump, Ukraine and Vladimir Putin
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Trump seems to have finally figured out who Vladimir Putin really is. In announcing the sale of new U.S. weapons to NATO countries that will then transfer weapons to Ukraine, Trump has finally pivoted away from his failed policy of appeasing the Russian dictator.
The Kremlin said on Thursday that it was analyzing recent statements by US President Donald Trump regarding possible secondary tariffs against buyers of Russian exports. The remarks were made in response to questions about Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs unless a peace deal over Ukraine is reached within 50 days.
U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.
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Daily Star on MSNDonald Trump ally warns what'll happen if Putin snubs 50-day deadline sparking WW3 fearsDonald Trump has been growing increasingly angry with Putin ignoring his strict 50-day peace deal – with a senator warning what might come next for Russia if he doesn't step in line
“Putin will not negotiate as a loser,” one of his longtime associates tells TIME by phone from Moscow. “He knows that winners don’t get punished, and if he wins, all of this” — the sanctions, the tariffs — “will go away.”
President Donald Trump has softened his stance on NATO. He once called the Western alliance "obsolete." Now, he says, it's the "opposite of that."
Donald Trump just can’t quit Vladimir Putin, with the U.S. president declaring that he’s “not done with him” despite his disappointment in the Russian leader. The relationship between the pair has become increasingly strained over Putin’s refusal to end the war.
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Irish Star on MSNMelania gets awkward two-word nickname from Ukrainians after Trump humiliated by PutinSome Ukrainian internet users have dubbed Melania Trump an unlikely 'undercover agent' after the U.S. president revealed it was his wife who finally convinced him to turn on Vladimir Putin