Trump conveys to Americans what Putin thinks – Bloomberg Analysis

Journalists have used a large language model and analyzed more than 300 Trump public applications from August 2024 to mid -March, as well as more than 3000 publications of the President and members of his administration on social networks since the beginning of 2025. Their method allows to compare the content in large volumes of the text, even if specific formulations differ.

Bloomberg revealed a correlation between the contacts of the Trump administration with Putin and further statements that have echoed with the position of the head of the Kremlin regime on occupation, Ukraine’s accession to NATO and the legitimacy of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

The Agency notes that there is little details about Trump’s conversations with Putin, but European leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Soltz, told that the dictator was inclined to repeat his details in detail “Position on Ukraine ”during calls.

The next day after the first conversation with Putin after returning to the White House on February 12, Trump stated that the Russians “could not allow ”Ukraine’s membership in NATO and that “This was the reason for the start of the war. “

On February 18, Trump Special Representative Steve Witcoff, National Security Advisor Mike Voltz and State Secretary Marco Rubio held negotiations with a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia.

On the same day, Trump noted that in Ukraine, during martial law, no elections were held – a fact that Russia was manipulated by trying to present the President of Ukraine “illegitimate. ” Already on February 19, Trump called Zelensky a “dictator without elections.” Putin previously claimed that “The executive power in Ukraine is usurped and held illegally ”and the Ukrainian government is allegedly “illegitimate. ” A day later, Trump also repeated Putin’s false statement about Zelensky’s low rating.

February 19 Trump said that “You will not be able to put an end to the war unless you talk to both sides. ” Putin previously claimed that Ukraine “She forbade herself to negotiate. “

On March 13, Steve Witcoff met Putin in Moscow. On March 17, Trump said during a briefing that Ukrainian servicemen allegedly got into the surroundings in the Kursk region, and he asked Putin to “pardon” them, after which they stated in the Kremlin that “They took note of the call of the US President. Trump later assured that he saved Ukrainian soldiers. President Zelensky repeatedly repeated that there were no Ukrainian military in the Kursk region.

“Although Trump and his team are obviously repeated by Putin’s theses, it is unclear whether this is the result of the Kremlin’s influence or their determination to end the war at any cost, one former American official said. Witcoff is not naive about Putin, ”Bloomberg writes with reference to an official.

On April 11, Vitcoff met with Putin in St. Petersburg again. Later on the same day in an interview with Fox News, he stated that in the “Peace Agreement” it is about “Five territories. ” On April 14, Trump picked up Putin narrative on April 14 and told reporters in the oval office that Ukraine “The war began. “

“You do not start a war against someone who is 20 times larger than you, and then hope that people will give you rockets, ”he said, complaining about Zelensky’s request to hand over weapons.

Trump’s more and more impatience to enter into a peaceful agreement also prompted him from time to time to criticize Putin, said in the material. After the death of 12 people as a result of the Russian attack in Kiev, he called Putin in his social network Truth Social ”stop. “

“It is shameful that the media is using outdated and banal democratic theses in an attempt to prevent the efforts of President Trump to settle the war in Ukraine, ”said Trump National Security Council Prescriber Brian Guz.