Trump admits that Putin could be helping Iran despite what his envoy claimed [View all]
Source: The Independent
Donald Trump has admitted that Russian president Vladimir Putin could be helping Iran in its military efforts against the U.S., contrary to claims made previously by his envoy to the Middle East.
“I think he might be helping them a little bit, yeah, I guess, and he probably thinks we’re helping Ukraine, right?” Trump said, speaking to Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade in a Friday interview. “Yeah, we’re helping them also.”
“So he [Putin] says that, and China would say the same thing, you know,” Trump said. “It’s like, hey, they do it and we do it, in all fairness. They do it and we do it.”
The president’s comments come after U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said Trump had spoken to Putin and other Russian leaders on Monday, and they had denied sharing intelligence with Iran.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-iran-steve-witkoff-b2938247.html
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