“ US President Donald Trump said that in the case of Russia, the United States could not impose tariffs to pressure and end the war in Ukraine, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to trade with the US and “make a lot of money for Russia.” Source: Trump in an interview with CBS News Details: When asked who should deal with Putin or Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Trump said that “both are very strong leaders.” Trump’s direct speech: “These people are not to be trifled with. These are people to be taken very seriously… These are serious people. These are people who are tough, smart leaders.” Details: When asked about a “red carpet for Putin in Alaska,” Trump said he was rolling out a “red carpet for everyone.” Trump once again emphasized that Russia’s war against Ukraine would not have started if he had been president at the time. Trump’s direct speech: “…it was Joe Biden’s (Trump’s predecessor – ed.) war, not my war. I inherited this stupid war.” Details: In this context, Trump recalled that he “solved eight wars in the world.” He explained how he resolved conflicts. Trump’s direct speech: “You know how I stopped them? Many times, 60% of the time, I said, ‘If you don’t stop, I’m going to put tariffs on both of your countries and you can’t do business with the United States.'” Details: Trump explained why tariffs won’t help if Putin goes to war in Ukraine. Trump’s direct speech: “It works with Putin. I think I did it differently with him because, first of all, we don’t do a lot of business with Russia. And I think that he would like to … that he wants to come in and trade with us, and he wants to make a lot of money for Russia, and I think that’s great.””, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Trump in an interview with CBS News
Details: When asked who to deal with – Putin or Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Trump said that “both are very strong leaders.”
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Direct speech Trump: “These people are not to be trifled with. These are people to be taken very seriously…
These are serious people. These are people who are tough, smart leaders.”
Details: When asked about the “red carpet for Putin in Alaska,” Trump replied that he was rolling out a “red carpet for everyone.”
Trump once again emphasized that Russia’s war against Ukraine would not have started if he had been president at the time.
Direct speech Trump: “…it was Joe Biden’s (Trump’s predecessor – ed.) war, not my war. I inherited this stupid war.”
Details: In this context, Trump recalled that he “solved eight wars in the world.”
He explained how he resolved conflicts.
Direct speech Trump: “You know how I stopped them? In many cases, 60 percent of the time, I said, ‘If you don’t stop, I’m going to put tariffs on both of your countries, and you won’t be able to do business with the United States.’
Details: Trump explained why tariffs cannot help in case of Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Direct speech Trump: “It works with Putin. I think I’ve done it differently with him because, first of all, we don’t do a lot of business with Russia. And I think he would like to … that he wants to come in and trade with us, and he wants to make a lot of money for Russia, and I think that’s great.”