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Merkel describes Trump as 'fascinated by Putin' in her memoir – The Kyiv Independent

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel described Donald Trump as “fascinated by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin” and “by other authoritarian leaders,” with a “winner-or-loser mentality” in excerpts from her new memoir published by Die Zeit on Nov. 21.
Trump’s relationship with Putin is coming into the spotlight as the former U.S. president is set to return to the White House in January, with far-ranging implications for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“(Trump) saw everything from the point of view […]
Merkel describes Trump as 'fascinated by Putin' in her memoir – The Kyiv Independent

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Opinion – Putin is sending a not-so-friendly message to Trump – Yahoo

Is Vlad dissing the Donald? It sure looks like it.
A few days ago, Russia’s prime-time “60 Minutes” program congratulated Melania Trump on her husband’s electoral victory by displaying on air a handful of nude photographs of the future first lady that had originally appeared in GQ Magazine in 2000.
President-elect Trump may or may not have found the photographs to be offensive, but he was likely miffed by their appearance in Putin’s propaganda media. Make no mistake, it was Putin, and […]
Opinion – Putin is sending a not-so-friendly message to Trump – Yahoo