Trump suggests first lady's role in changing his view of Putin over Ukraine

Jul 15, 2025 - 15:49
After Donald Trump threatened Russia with secondary tariffs of 100% if there was no progress on a Ukraine peace deal within 50 days, he spoke about the role his conversations with Melania Trump had had in highlighting Vladimir Putin's duplicity about the war. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The US president said: 'My conversations with him are always very pleasant ... But what I do say is that at a certain point, you know, ultimately talk doesn't talk. It's got to be action.' Ukrainians hail Melania Trump after president’s change of tack over Russia ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/15/ukrainians-hail-melania-trump-for-challenging-husbands-faith-in-putin The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #ukraine #putin #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #politics #ukrainewar #melania #melaniatrump #russia