Has Trump Finally Turned on Putin?
DMITROVSKY DISTRICT, MOSCOW OBLAST, JUL 11 – Russia is conducting regional internet blackouts ahead of a potential large-scale Ukrainian drone and missile attack on Moscow, possibly involving up to 1,000 weapons, officials said.
- President Donald Trump announced he will issue a major statement about Russia this coming Monday, drawing widespread attention.
- This announcement follows Trump's growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin due to escalating war efforts and stalled peace talks regarding Ukraine.
- Recently, Trump reversed a pause on sending arms to Ukraine, confirmed shipments will continue, and showed openness to a sanctions bill targeting Russia pushed by Senator Lindsey Graham.
- Trump criticized Putin sharply, describing the Russian leader’s statements as unreliable and expressing frustration with stalled negotiations. He also suggested he might reveal a significant development if talks do not progress.
- This shift suggests Trump is increasingly critical of Putin’s actions and could influence U.S. policy amid ongoing international tensions over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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President Donald Trump seems to have painfully learned the lesson that all his predecessors in the 21st century have gone through: US relations with Vladimir Putin cannot be "reset".

First Trump is blocking aid to Ukraine. Now he wants to deliver weapons and torpedo Moscow's oil business with punitive tariffs. Seriously?
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN President Donald Trump appears to have learned the painful lesson all his 21st-century predecessors learned: You can't reset America's relationship with Vladimir Putin. Trump's journey from idolizing the Russian leader to berating him has been a melodrama of personalized geopolitics. But what happens next is far more important. The president's epiphany offers new possibilities for Ukraine, Putin's critics in Co…
Putin remains Trump's main problem. Now, the American President is proposing new, tougher tones against Russia, but it is unclear whether this is already a new policy.
Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, discusses Trump's change on Putin
NPR asks Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, about President Trump's recent tough talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said he's now considering new sanctions.
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