Donald Trump's state visit press conference: what did we learn?
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Donald Trump's state visit press conference: what did we learn?
"I spoke to President Putin about Ukraine, it was the apple of his eye, Trump said. He would have never done what he did, except that he didn't respect the leadership of the United States."
"The president does not appear to want to increase sanctions on Russia however, seeking instead to criticise other countries for buying Russian oil."
"Hamas don't want two-state solution, the prime minister said. They don't want peace, they don't want the ceasefire."
"Free speech is one of the founding values of the United Kingdom [but] I draw a limit between free speech and the speech of those that want to peddle paedophilia and suicide social media to children, he said."
President Trump shifted blame between Russia and Ukraine for the war but concentrated criticism on Vladimir Putin after meeting Prime Minister Starmer. Trump suggested Putin treated Ukraine as central and implied a lack of respect for US leadership influenced Russian actions. The president resisted increasing sanctions, preferring to criticise countries buying Russian oil. Starmer avoided confronting Israel's role in Gaza’s bloodshed and starvation and characterized Hamas as opposed to a two-state solution or ceasefire. Starmer emphasized free speech while advocating limits on content that promotes paedophilia and suicide to children. A UK cut in international aid to boost defence spending earned White House approval.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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