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Trump admits Putin ‘let me down’ on Ukraine peace talks

Posted on September 18, 2025 - 10:21 pm by

Trump admits Putin ‘let me down’ on Ukraine peace talks

President Trump responded to British PM Keir Starmer’s remarks about the Russia-Ukraine war.


President Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer
President Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer after their wide-ranging meeting at Chequers, in Aylesbury, central England, Thursday, where they signed multibillion-dollar US-UK tech and nuclear power agreements. AFP via Getty Images

The Russian leader “let me down,” the US president said Thursday, while Trump has sought to negotiate an end to the war with Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a meeting with leaders of the political parties represented in the State Duma, the Russian Lower House of the Parliament, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025.
“[Vladimir] Putin has shown his true face,” Starmer said about negotiating a conclusion to the war with Ukraine. AP

“I thought it might be among the easiest of the group” of conflicts to resolve, Trump added of the European war.

When Starmer spoke, ahead of Trump, the prime minister declared that “[Vladimir] Putin has shown his true face.”

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