Hot mic catches Trump saying he thinks Putin ‘wants to make a deal for me
Trump plans a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy to advance peace negotiations and security guarantees amid ongoing conflict, with Putin reportedly agreeing to security guarantees, US envoy said.
- US President Donald Trump suggested to French President Emmanuel Macron that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aiming to strike a deal on the Ukraine war with him in mind.
- Trump assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of US support for security guarantees in any peace deal with Russia, though details are unclear.
- Zelenskyy welcomed Trump's assurance as a major step forward, requesting that guarantees be formalized within the next week to 10 days.
- Trump expressed readiness to participate directly in negotiations, indicating significant US assistance for Ukraine's security.
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Trump caught on hot mic saying Putin wants to ‘make a deal for me’
President Trump was captured on a hot mic Monday telling French President Emmanuel Macron that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “make a deal for me.” “I think he wants to make a deal,” Trump said in the East Room of the White House ahead of the multilateral meeting between several of Europe’s most powerful…
During an exchange with Emmanuel Macron captured by microphones at the summit on Monday 18 August in Washington, the US President suggested that Russia could sign an agreement with Ukraine to please him.
During the Ukraine summit in the White House, Donald Trump whispers something to the French president. Apparently, the US president didn't notice: his microphone was still on.
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