REFILE: 'Trump is a media personality, not a politician': Russians react on reported Trump's anger with Putin

Record ID: 1987188

  • Title: REFILE: 'Trump is a media personality, not a politician': Russians react on reported Trump's anger with Putin
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (MARCH 31, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CENTRAL MOSCOW WITH KREMLIN AND OTHER LANDMARKS ON BACKGROUND (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) MOSCOW RESIDENT, MIKHAIL (NO FAMILY NAME GIVEN), SAYING: "In fact, (U.S. President Donald) Trump is a media personality. Therefore what he says for the record is one thing, what he says during a phone call is, probably, another, and what
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  • Keywords: Moscow Putin Russia Trump U.S.A. Ukraine reaction
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Europe,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001296231032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Russians interviewed in central Moscow by Reuters on Monday (March 31) seemed not inclined to dramatise situation after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "very angry" and "pissed of" with Vladimir Putin due to lack of significant progress in striking a peace deal over Ukraine in weaks of attempted negotiations.
    Mikhail who declined to give his second name described Trump as rather a businessman than a politician who says very different things for and off the record. Although he is saddened by daily casualties on the battlefields, he thinks that the only guarantee if peace is a "strong Russia."
    Arina said she was a pro-Putin person and share's Russian president's stance that there is no need to hurry. She understands why the Americans want "big steps and results." This is good for Trumps who is eager to demonstrate how actively he is seeking peace.
    Vladimir vaguely quotes George Carlin, a late American stand-up-comedian and author who once said “When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat.”
    Trump told NBC News on Sunday he was very angry after the Russian president last week criticized the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's leadership, the television network reported.
    Trump said he would be forced to impose secondary tariffs of 25% to 50% on buyers of Russian oil if he felt Moscow was blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. China and India are big buyers of Russian oil.
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