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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Rump, Putin relationship a ‘terrifying moment for the whole world’
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4930466-kremlin-critic-trump-putin-relationship/
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Kremlin critic says Trump, Putin relationship a ‘terrifying moment for the whole world’ by Ashleigh Fields - 10/12/24 4:44 PM ET FILE – Bill Browder CEO Hermitage Capital Management poses for a portrait prior to an interview with the Associated Press during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Russia critic Bill Browder took to social media Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, to berate the World Economic Forum in a dispute over his entrance fee this year for the group’s annual event. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) American financier and Kremlin critic Bill Browder joined MSNBC for a Sunday appearance to discuss the global threat of a second term for former President Trump, highlighting the possibility that he could withdraw from the NATO alliance. “This is a terrifying moment for the whole world really in the sense that if Donald Trump becomes the next president, he will cut off military aid for Ukraine,” Browder said. “Ukraine is totally dependent on U.S. military aid and that will basically be handing some type of military victory to Russia and to Putin.” Throughout the conversation, Browder cited several discussions between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin across the span of world events like COVID-19 in addition to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Browder says Putin’s aggression will only expand under Trump’s return to the White House. “Putin has designs on other parts of Europe. He’s looking at Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania who are NATO members,” Browder said. “If he gets involved with those countries in a military way then we have a treaty to defend those countries.” “And then the question is would Donald Trump honor that treaty obligation. And he’s made all sorts of noises in his previous presidency about not liking to be a part of NATO,” Browder added. He referenced Putin as a “murderous dictator” who Trump often praises. “This is a scary moment because we could be in a sort of World War II situation if Putin can run roughshod over Europe because he no longer has to worry about American aid for Ukraine,” Browder said. The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment. |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Rump, Putin relationship a ‘terrifying moment for the whole world’
URL: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4930932-trump-kim-jong-un-putin/
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Trump touts relationship with Kim Jong Un, Putin by Lauren Irwin - 10/13/24 11:58 AM ET Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters at a campaign rally at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Former President Trump on Sunday touted his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” on Sunday, where he discussed America’s threats internationally but tried to dispel concern about the country’s adversaries. “I happen to get along with Kim Jong Un very well,” Trump said. The former president said the relationship with Kim started “really nasty” when the two threatened nuclear violence with a “red button on my desk.” “He called me things and then he said, I have a red button on my desk. And I said, I have a red button also, but it’s bigger, and my red button works,” Trump said. “And it was really nasty and a lot of people were worried actually.” Trump said when he was entering office, he spoke with former President Obama who said the biggest threat was North Korea. He argued that Obama and Kim were “close to going to war.” “We would’ve had a nuclear war with millions of people killed,” Trump said. “And when I was in there, I got along great with Kim Jong Un.” The former president reiterated that he also “got along great with Putin.” A new book by journalist Bob Woodward found Trump sent Putin COVID-19 testing devices during the height of the pandemic, highlighting their friendship. Trump has consistently touted his relationship with Putin and said he would “solve” the Russia-Ukraine war in one day if he were in office. |
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