"It's the ... Art of the Deal! Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange, but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity, and other things at very low prices. Trump actually said this over the weekend, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing right next to him, stifling what must have been a rueful guffaw that would have been audible in Guam."
"But the foreign-policy hootenanny was only beginning because Bibi's back in town! They had a joint press conference in which they agreed that it may be time to knock the hell out of Iran again. Then, the president's brain went around another unmarked S-curve, and he felt obligated to pass along a complaint, based on Russian sources, from Vladimir Putin."
"From The Hill: President Trump said he was very angry about Russian claims that Ukraine tried to attack one of President Vladimir Putin's residences in northern Russia, while speaking to reporters after greeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida Monday afternoon. Ukraine has denied Russian accusations that it attempted a drone attack on Putin's residential complex in Roshchino, Novgorod region, accusing Moscow of trying to undermine peace talks. Trump appeared to side with the Kremlin's version of events Monday, saying he had been informed of the attack by Putin during a phone call earlier in the day."
"Some long-term investments really pay off. But the real show came when the president had an epic hot-mic moment at a meeting between American and Israeli delegations. But to both of them, I said, We're going to cut you off, no more trade.' Then I put 200 percent tariffs on. The next day, they called. We looked at 35 years of fighting, and they stopped. Do I get credit for it? No. Nobody's hands are on the wheel."
President Trump characterized Vladimir Putin as generous toward Ukraine, noting Russian provision of cheap energy and other support and speaking while Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood nearby. Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and referenced potential renewed strikes against Iran. Trump relayed a complaint from Putin asserting a Ukrainian attempt to strike a Russian presidential residence and stated he was angry about those Russian claims. Ukraine denied the accusation and accused Moscow of undermining peace talks. Trump recounted a hot-mic moment boasting about imposing steep tariffs that he said produced immediate diplomatic results.
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