NYT: Trump asked Putin what he thought about Ukraine in 2017
Former US President Donald Trump, at a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, asked what he thought about military assistance to Ukraine. The publication reported this The New York Times.
The meeting between Putin and Trump took place on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg. During the dialogue, the US President announced plans to supply weapons to Ukraine and asked: “What do you think?” To this, the Russian leader replied that this step would be a mistake. The former head of the American state “did not object,” the publication notes.
The presidents also discussed the topic of Ukraine during their first telephone conversation on January 28, 2017. According to the publication’s interlocutors, Putin spoke about corruption in the post-Soviet country, and Trump reacted with restraint. He did not agree with his interlocutor, but did not defend Ukraine either.
Earlier, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Trump will not allow the collapse of Ukraine if he wins the presidential election, which will be held on November 5 this year.
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