Russia

Putin Goes Full MAGA: Welcomes Trump’s Ukraine Plan and Rages About His ‘Persecution’

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Vladimir Putin said he was ‘glad’ to hear Trump’s plan for handling the war in Ukraine and claimed the ex-president was being prosecuted for political reasons.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019.
Kremlin via Reuters

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