Iran, Putin and Trump
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a lengthy phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks.
Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with Dana Bash about the recent escalating attacks between Israel and Iran.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNZelenskyy on Kremenchuk strike: Putin's provocation came right after Trump callThe United States had asked Ukraine not to strike Russia’s energy infrastructure, after which Russia launched a combined attack on Ukraine’s energy facilities in Kremenchuk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in his evening address.
Trump has generally veered away from overtly criticizing Putin while openly berating Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky, but has repeatedly condemned Russia's lethal airstrikes and floated that the Kremlin could be "tapping us along."
At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who spoke only on condition of anonymity.
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A clip of Donald Trump speaking about World War II has gone viral, with many questioning whether he claimed Vladimir Putin fought in the war. The president recalled a conversation with Putin, saying “he did fight,
In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.
Trump has often been a disruptor at global gatherings, badgering U.S. allies and competitors alike. But the dynamic could be different in 2025.