United States|According to the book, the two have talked, for example, at the time when Trump pressured the Republicans to stop US support for Ukraine.
of the United States with the former president With Donald Trump there have been seven secret conversations with the president of Russia Vladimir Putin with after Trump’s presidency.
This can be found in the novelty book War (Fin. War), says, among other things, a US newspaper The New York Times (NOW).
Supplier by Bob Woodward from the book he wrote, it appears that Trump and Putin have talked, for example, at the time when Trump pressured the Republicans to stop US support for Ukraine, NYT says.
From the book other details about the duo’s activities also become clear. In the early days of the corona pandemic in 2020, Trump, while still sitting president, secretly sent corona tests to Putin.
At that time, Putin was said to have been worried about getting infected, NYT says. At that time there was a severe shortage of tests. So Putin told Trump that it would not be worth talking about sending the test publicly, as it could cause Trump political damage, the book says.
“I don’t want you to tell anyone because people will get mad at you, not me,” Putin reportedly told Trump.
According to NYT, the book’s revelations raise new questions about the relationship between Trump and Putin. The book will be published next week, just weeks before the US election, in which Trump is the Republican presidential candidate.
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