Trump on Putin: I Believe He Will Not Attack NATO Countries
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- US President Donald Trump said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to attack NATO territory.
- Trump made the comments at a White House news conference after being asked about Germany blaming Russia for a drone attack on an airport.
- Trump said he remains in contact with Putin and knows the Russian leader closely.
Donald Trump said he believes Russia will not attack a NATO member state, arguing that Vladimir Putin has no intention of targeting NATO territory.
The US president made the remarks while answering questions at a news conference at the White House. He was asked to respond to reports that German authorities had blamed Russia for a drone attack on an airport in Germany.
Trump said he remains in contact with Putin and knows him closely. Based on that relationship, he said the Russian president was not considering an attack on NATO territory.
His comments directly addressed concerns about whether Moscow could target a NATO country. Trump offered his assessment while discussing the German authorities’ accusation in connection with the airport drone attack.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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