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Subject: TRUMP LOVES PUTIN
US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denial
18 Apr 2026 Associated Press. Politico.
Russia praises US security strategy shift heralded by `strong' Trump
7 Dec 2025 Joe Stanley-Smith. Politico.
In his words: Trump's rhetoric about Zelenskyy and Putin has evolved
23 Nov 2025 Associated Press. Associated Press.
Opinion: Naive Trump triggered this to save his skin
16 Nov 2025 Thom Hartmann. Alternet.
A heated White House meeting shows how well Putin is playing Trump
23 Oct 2025 Reuters. Alternet.
Our Allies Are Asking: `Why Does Putin Still Own Trump?'
16 Sep 2025 Thomas L. Friedman. New York Times.
Frustrated GOP senators blow steam on Russia: `Sick of' Trump, Vance `love affair' with Putin
16 Sep 2025 Alexander Bolton. The Hill.
Trump tramples Reagan's tough-on-the-Kremlin legacy ahead of UK state visit
16 Sep 2025 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
European countries near Russia puzzled by US plans to cut defense funding
5 Sep 2025 Emma Burrows, et al. Associated Press.
Trump Is Astonishingly Deluded About Putin
22 Aug 2025 Fred Kaplan. Slate.
The Strange Love Story Between Trump and Putin
23 Aug 2025 Jean-Simon Gagn‚. Le Soleil, via La Tribune.
Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia
2 Jul 2025 Aaron Krolik. New York Times.
Trump news at a glance: Axing Russia from G8 was a mistake, says Trump before leaving summit early
16 Jun 2025 Guardian Staff. The Guardian.
Making excuses for Putin
16 Apr 2025 Jamie Dettmer. Politico.
Opinion: 7 Critical Things Trump Doesn't Understand about Putin
15 Apr 2025 Leon Aron. Politico.
Top Trump Negotiator Excited About `Commercial Opportunities' With Putin
15 Apr 2025 Kenneal Patterson. Daily Beast.
`He Thinks He and Putin Are Friends': John Bolton on How Trump Gets Manipulated
29 Mar 2025 Rachael Bade. Politico.
Trump Makes Stunning Confession About Russia's Influence Over Him
24 Mar 2025 Edith Olmsted. The New Republic.
Putin prayed for Trump after assassination attempt, top envoy says "Please, Lord, don't let my patsy die"
21 Mar 2025 Seb Starcevic. Politico.
Putin Trolls Trump with Power Station Strike After `Ceasefire'
19 Mar 2025 Julia Ornedo. Daily Beast.
5 uncomfortable truths about Trump and Russia
11 Mar 2025 Alexander J. Motyl. The Hill.
Putin Won
8 Mar 2025 Franklin Foer. The Atlantic via MSN.
How Trump is driving US towards Russia - a timeline of the president's moves
9 Mar 2025 L‚onie Chao-Fong. The Guardian.
US cuts off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine
5 Mar 2025 Reuters. Reuters.
Russia welcomes a U.S. decision to pause Ukraine military aid
4 Mar 2025 Thomson Reuters. CBC.
Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after Oval Office argument with Zelensky, White House official says
3 Mar 2025 Kevin Liptak, et al. CNN.
Trump halts military aid to Ukraine
3 Mar 2025 Eli Stokols. Politico.
Hegseth orders suspension of Pentagon's offensive cyberoperations against Russia
3 Mar 2025 Lolita C. Baldor, David Klepper. Associated Press.
Trump pauses US military aid to Ukraine while pressuring Zelenskyy to move toward quick end to war
3 Mar 2025 Aamer Madhani, et al. Associated Press.
Russia celebrates US foreign policy that now `coincides' with Moscow's worldview
2 Mar 2025 Clea Caulcutt. Politico.
Trump Doesn't Just Like Putin - He's Like Putin
26 Feb 2025 Ed Kilgore. Intelligencer.
Moscow's media gloats over US-Russia talks
18 Feb 2025 James Dettmer. Politico.
Russia is relishing a series of contradictory White House messages on Ukraine
15 Feb 2025 Nick Paton Walsh. CNN.
Trump suggests Zelenskyy is to blame for the Russia-Ukraine war
17 Oct 2024 Irie Sentner. Politico.
Asked About Conversations With Putin, Trump Dodges: `I Don't Talk About That'
15 Oct 2024 Peter Baker. New York Times.
Trump-Putin ties are back in the spotlight after new book describes calls
10 Oct 2024 Eric Tucker. Associated Press.
`The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years - ex- KGB spy
29 Jan 2021 David Smith. The Guardian.
Trump says he wants 'fair deal' between Ukraine and Russia
27 Sep 2024 Lalee Ibsaa. ABC.
Putin Exploited Trump's `Ego and Insecurities,' Writes Former Nat. Sec. Adviser
21 Aug 2024 Naomi Lachance. Rolling Stone.
Trump congratulates Putin on `great' hostage swap
4 Aug 2024 Nicholas Camut. Politico.
Inside Donald Trump's secret, long-shot plan to end the war in Ukraine
7 Apr 2024 Isaac Arnsdorf, et al. Washington Post.
Trump stays silent on detained U.S. reporter as he avoids criticizing Putin
29 Mar 2024 Isaac Arnsdorf. Washington Post.
Russia looms over yet another Trump presidential campaign
26 Feb 2024 Ashley Parker. Washington Post.
A Vote for Trump Is a Vote for Putin-and a World in Danger
23 Feb 2024 David Rothkopf. Daily Beast.
Russian Dolls Trump has finally remade Republicans into Putin's playthings
23 Feb 2024 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
Trump quotes Putin in bid to portray Biden as authoritarian
16 Dec 2023 Kelly Garrity. Politico.
`I like that he said that': Trump revels in praise from Putin
17 Sep 2023 Kelly Garrity. Politico.
Trump: Putin praise means `what I'm saying is right'
15 Sep 2023 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Trump embraces Putin's sympathetic comments to claim political persecution
13 Sep 2023 Amy B. Wang. Washington Post.
Christie knocks Putin's `endorsement' of Trump
13 Sep 2023 Lauren Sforza. The Hill.
Trump urges pause on Ukraine aid until agencies turn in `every scrap' of evidence in Biden probe
29 Jul 2023 Jared Gans. The Hill.
Trump calls for conditioning Ukraine aid on congressional Biden probes
29 Jul 2023 Isaac Arnsdorf. Washington Post.
Pence says Trump's Ukraine war promise requires giving `Putin what he wanted'
10 Jul 2023 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Trump and Putin Are in Deep Trouble and Need Each Other More Than Ever
28 May 2023 David Rothkopf. Daily Beast.
Russia's Latest Sanctions on U.S. Officials Turn to Trump Enemies
21 May 2023 Peter Baker. New York Times.
Trump Said He Might Have Let Russia "Take Over" Parts of Ukraine. Fox News Edited It Out
12 Mar 2023 Dan Friedman. Mother Jones.
Trump Defends Putin as Biden Visits War-Torn Ukraine
20 Feb 2023 Asawin Suebsaeng. Rolling Stone.
Trump Blames U.S. for 'Almost Forcing' Putin to Invade Ukraine
8 Oct 2022 Andrew Stanton. Newsweek.
Is Trump asking Putin for favors again?
29 Apr 2022 Dennis Aftergut. The Hill.
If Trump Was Still President, Ukraine Would Be So Screwed Right Now Trump gives the game away on Hannity
14 Apr 2022 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
`This Was Trump Pulling a Putin'
11 Apr 2022 Robert Draper. New York Times.
Trump's Russia posture comes with 2024 risks
2 Apr 2022 Max Greenwood, Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Opinion: Even Russia's ruthless war in Ukraine can't get Trump to give up his Putin fixation
31 Mar 2022 Michael D'antonio. CNN.
Trump asks for Putin's help - again
29 Mar 2022 Aaron Blake. Washington Post.
Trump calls on Putin to release dirt on Hunter Biden
29 Mar 2022 Quint Forgey. Politico.
Kremlin TV Hopes Russia's Unhinged Ukraine War Claim Will Help Re-Elect Trump
28 Mar 2022 Julia Davis. Daily Beast.
4 things to remember about Trump, Ukraine and Putin
26 Mar 2022 Chris Cillizza. CNN.
Trump sues Hillary Clinton and DNC, alleging conspiracy to link his campaign to Russia
24 Mar 2022 Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz. CNN.
John Bolton's crusade to debunk Trump's revisionist history on Russia and Ukraine
15 Mar 2022 Aaron Blake. Washington Post.
'I got along': Trump avoids criticizing Putin
10 Mar 2022 Myah Ward. Politico.
Bolton: 'Putin saw Trump doing a lot of his work for him'
9 Mar 2022 Sarakshi Rai. The Hill.
Donald Trump Was Everything Vladimir Putin Could Have Wished For
2 Mar 2022 Craig Unger. The New Republic.
Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war
23 Feb 2022 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
Trump Giddily Praises `Genius' Putin as Russia Sends Troops Into Ukraine
22 Feb 2022 Ryan Bort. Rolling Stone.
Cheney: Trump's 'adulation' of Putin 'aids our enemies'
22 Feb 2022 Brad Dress. The Hill.
Trump on Putin plan to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions: 'This is genius'
22 Feb 2022 Brad Dress. The Hill.
`Genius,' `Savvy': Trump reacts to Putin's moves on Ukraine exactly as you'd expect
22 Feb 2022 Philip Bump. Washington Post.
Trump's Cheerleaders Forget How Weak He Was With Putin
30 Jan 2022 David Rothkopf. Daily Beast.
Fiona Hill says Trump was fixated on Putin, not Russia
5 Oct 2021 Mychael Schnell. The Hill.
Putin Plotted to Put `Mentally Unstable' Trump in White House According to Leaked Kremlin Papers
15 Jul 2021 Colby Hall. MediaITE.
Kremlin papers appear to show Putin's plot to put Trump in White House
15 Jul 2021 Luke Harding. The Guardian.
An Ex-KGB Agent Says Trump Was a Russian Asset Since 1987. Does it Matter? "low intellect coupled with hyperinflated vanity"
20 Feb 2021 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
Trump asks Biden to give Putin his 'warmest regards'
10 Jun 2021 Lexi Lonas. The Hill.
`The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years - ex-KGB spy
29 Jan 2021 David Smith. The Guardian.
Russian Media Wants Moscow to Grant Asylum to Trump
10 Dec 2020 Julia Davis. Daily Beast.
Tumult at home, ailing alliances abroad: Why Trump's America has been a `gift' to Putin
25 Oct 2020 Philip Rucker, Shane Harris. Washington Post.
McMaster, Mostly Silent Until Now, Says Trump Is `Aiding and Abetting Putin'
1 Oct 2020 David E. Sanger. New York Times.
Does Donald Trump Need a Bailout?
28 Sep 2020 Michelle Goldberg. New York Times.
Ex-Trump national security adviser says US leaders 'making it easy for Putin' to meddle
22 Sep 2020 J. Edward Moreno. The Hill.
Trump says he likes Putin. US intelligence says Russia is attacking America democracy
22 Sep 2020 Zachary Cohen. CNN.
Trump Makes America More Like Russia Every Day
20 Sep 2020 Tim Weiner. Daily Beast.
Trump is parroting the Kremlin line on the Navalny poisoning
7 Sep 2020 Samantha Vinograd. CNN.
As world leaders condemn Russian aggression, Trump says he and Putin 'get along'
5 Sep 2020 Barbara Starr, Jennifer Hansler. CNN.
`America's Dying': Russian Media Is Giddy at Chaos in the USA
30 Jul 2020 Julia Davis. Politico.
In a new interview, Trump again shows that he's Putin's puppet
29 Jul 2020 Max Boot. Washington Post.
`A lot of people said it's a fake issue': Trump confirms he didn't raise Russian bounties with Putin
29 Jul 2020 Quint Forgey. Politico.
Trump remains silent on Putin despite uproar over alleged Russian bounty payments
4 Jul 2020 Paul Sonne. Washington Post.
Trump would do anything for Putin. No wonder he's ignoring the Russian bounties
1 Jul 2020 Michael McFaul. Washington Post.
Trump's New Russia Problem: Unread Intelligence and Missing Strategy
1 Jul 2020 David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt. New York Times.
Trump's resistance led intel agencies to brief him less and less on Russia
1 Jul 2020 Jim Sciutto. CNN.
Trump claims intel on Russian bounties was deemed not credible
29 Jun 2020 Morgan Chalfant. The Hill.
Trump touts Putin speaking out against his impeachment
21 Dec 2019 Colby Itkowitz, Isabelle Khurshudyan. Washington Post.
Former White House officials say they feared Putin influenced president's views on Ukraine and 2016 campaign
19 Dec 2019 Shane Harris. Washington Post.
Trump says he's considering attending Russia's May Day parade
8 Nov 2019 Morgan Chalfant. The Hill.
Trump: Putin is a "terrific person"
29 Jun 2019 Pavel Zarubin. CNN.
`Very much counter to the plan': Trump defies advisers in embrace of Putin
17 Jul 2018 Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig. Washington Post.
Trump is a Putin fanboy. Someday we'll know why
16 Jul 2018 Eugene Robinson. Washington Post.
After Russia indictments, Trump still aspired to be friends with Putin
13 Jul 2018 Philip Rucker. Washington Post.
Trump dismisses concerns about Russia: 'Putin's fine'
5 Jul 2018 Max Greenwood. The Hill.
Trump wants to Finlandize the United States
30 Jun 2018 Max Boot. Washington Post.
Trump is kowtowing to the Kremlin again. Why?
28 Jun 2018 Editorial Board. Washington Post.
Putin to Trump: `The ball is in America's court'
9 Jun 2018 Anton Troianovski. Washington Post.
McCain: Trump 'diminishing America's leadership'
8 Jun 2018 Alexander Bolton. The Hill.
Dem rips Trump's call to include Russia in G7: What does Putin have on him?
8 Jun 2018 John Bowden. The Hill.
Trump calls for Russia to be reinstated into G7
8 Jun 2018 Jordan Fabian. The Hill.
If Putin has kompromat on Trump, how might he use it?
24 Apr 2018 Scott Radnitz. Washington Post.
Trump's national security advisers warned him not to congratulate Putin He did it anyway
20 Mar 2018 Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura, Josh Dawsey. Washington Post.
Trump Congratulates Putin on His Re-Election, Raises No Concerns About Elec
20 Mar 2018 Mark Landler. New York Times.
Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin And leaves a Russian threat unchecked
14 Dec 2017 Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Philip Rucker. Washington Post.
Former U.S. intelligence officials: Trump being `played' by Putin
12 Nov 2017 John Wagner. Washington Post.
Trump absolves Putin and shoots himself in the foot
11 Nov 2017 Julian Zelizer. CNN.
In Vietnam, Trump blasts critics on Russia as `haters and fools'
12 Nov 2017 David Nakamura. Washington Post.
Trump says Putin sincere in denial of Russian meddling
11 Nov 2017 Karen DeYoung, Ashley Parker and David Nakamura. Washington Post.
Blackwater founder held secret Seychelles meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel
3 Apr 2017 Adam Entous, et al. Washington Post.