Trump Misjudged Influence on Putin, German Defence Minister Says

Secretary of Defense Pistorius believes that US President Trump has not sufficiently asserted his influence in the talks with Russian leader Putin. The SPD politician said on Deutschlandfunk that Trump made mistakes in his talks with Russia.

Germany’s Pistorius says Trump misjudged his influence over Putin

Berlin’s defense minister outlines mistakes made by U.S. president in talks with Russia.

German Defense Minister Pistorius believes that President Trump overestimates his influence on President Putin. Trump and Putin spoke by phone for two hours on Monday about a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, but that did not yield anything concrete, just like earlier attempts by Trump to get movement in the Russian position. According to Pistorius, things went wrong in February when the US ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine and more or less r…

The head of the German Defense Ministry Boris Pistorius believes that US leader Donald Trump misjudged his influence on dictator Vladimir Putin.

Trump misjudged influence on Putin, German defence minister says

(This story has been corrected to fix the day to Wednesday in paragraph 1)

President Gitanas Nausėda says that the United States (US) administration, led by President Donald Trump, still has leverage to force Russian leader Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table for peace in Ukraine. “Sometimes I get the impression that there is a lack of consistency and constant belt-tightening.