Donald Trump has toughened his rhetoric toward Russian President Vladimir Putin following months of diplomatic efforts by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, Politico reported on May 1, citing unnamed European government sources.

The coordinated effort, led by senior British and French officials, sought to persuade Trump to ease pressure on President Volodymyr Zelensky and focus more criticism on Putin, arguing that Moscow’s actions were undermining Trump’s credibility as a negotiator.

A former British ambassador, speaking anonymously, said London and Paris continually emphasized to Trump that Putin was “disrespecting him by consistently breaking the ceasefire he claimed to be implementing.”

  • kn0wmad1c
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    641 minutes ago

    Trump’s opinions are always based on who he last talked to.

    If he talks to Putin today, tomorrow’s headline will be “Trump shifts stance to back Putin: claims he did nothing wrong”

    • @BetaBlake@lemmy.world
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      116 minutes ago

      Yeah exactly, because he’s a easily manipulated idiot, all easily manipulated idiots agree with the people they most recently talked to.

    • @InvertedParallax@lemm.ee
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      346 minutes ago

      Won’t matter a bit.

      All the southern Baptist churches will start celebrating the new form of Baptism where the father pees on their daughters, in honor of their messiah come at last.

      Lines up perfectly with all their widespread sex abuse that make the catholic church look like asexuals.

  • @null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    704 hours ago

    arguing that Moscow’s actions were undermining Trump’s credibility as a negotiator.

    This is how you manipulate a child.