The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal
Topics: Russia & Ukraine
2 outlets (The Guardian US and NBC News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Ukraine”. Distinct wording: The Guardian US uses “Trump-Putin” and “Blumenthal”; NBC News uses “negotiating” and “flatter”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- The Guardian US reports: “The US president is portraying Zelenskyy as the villain as he strives for Russia’s approvalIf Donald Trump could, he would fly to Munich to sign away Ukraine to Vladimir Putin, and return to wave t…”
- NBC News reports: “A Trump diplomat called Putin “a humanitarian,” another in a recent flurry of overtures to the Russian leader. But it’s unclear whether blandishments will entice him to strike a deal.”
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- The Guardian US: The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal
- NBC News: Trump hopes to flatter Putin into negotiating on Ukraine
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