Vladimir Putin tells Donald Trump ‘very strongly' that he will respond to Ukraine's drone attack
US president said there is no sign of 'immediate peace' after leaders' talks
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US president Donald Trump said Russian president Vladimir Putin told him 'very strongly' in a phone call yesterday that he will respond to Ukraine's weekend drone attack on Russian airfields.
As the deadlock over the war drags on and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Russia's ceasefire proposal, Mr Trump said in a social media post that his lengthy call with Putin 'was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace'.
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- Irish Times
How Elon Musk and Donald Trump could inflict pain on each other
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The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
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DONALD Trump and Elon Musk's bitter public feud is set for another twist today with the pair reportedly sitting down for peace talks. The White House is believed to have been scrambling to arrange a phone call between the most powerful man in America and the world's richest person. 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Advertisement read more in Musk and Trump But their impending break up came over the weekend when But ever since, their relationship has taken a steep and sour turn. The Tesla chief has been highly critical of the president's "Big Beautiful Bill" on several occasions online. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Exclusive He even labelled it a "massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill". Trump soon responded and sparked a very public fallout between the pair which came to blows on Thursday. Elon Musk's craziest moments, as Tesla CEO leaves White House after 130 days of drama: from chainsaw to double hats and billionaire has ALREADY turned on Trump The worst of the lot came from Musk who called for the president's impeachment and made unfounded allegations about Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein . Musk claimed that Trump is Advertisement Despite the remark there is no evidence that Trump had any involvement in convicted sex offender Epstein's crimes. Trump hit back on Truth Social saying Elon was "wearing thin" and that the president had to ask him to leave the White House. He went on to say that the US government could end all federal contracts with Musk's companies if the insults continued to fly. Trump described the possible move as a money saving measure. Advertisement Musk even said the 2024 US election, which Trump won by a landslide, was thanks to his support. The debate quickly dragged in other pivotal US figures with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Musk was having an "unfortunate episode". 10 Musk also claimed to be the reason why Trump won the 2024 election Credit: X 10 Rumours of a potential feud have been around for months after cracks started to show in the pair's relationship Credit: AFP Advertisement 10 The bitter feud started when Musk publicly criticised the 'Big Beautiful Bill' put forward by Trump Credit: X The SpaceX boss spent hours on his X platform addressing the heated situation overnight. Despite going on the commenting spree targeting the governmental bill and Trump's presidency, Musk did appear to be open to a reconciling. American billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman sent out a message urging both men to make up for the good of the US. Advertisement He personally tweeted at Musk and Trump saying: "We are much stronger together than apart." Musk replied to the message by saying: "You're not wrong." Trump is yet to publicly speak on if he believes there is a way back for the pair. But he did tell Politico in a phone call that everything is "going very well, never done better'. Advertisement How did Musk and Trump's relationship capitulate? ELON Musk and Donald Trump spent Thursday trading barbs over social media. The Tesla owner called for Trump's impeachment as the president hit back and said the government could end all federal contracts with Musk's companies. Here's how it went down: On Tuesday, Musk tweeted that Trump's signature spending "big beautiful" spending bill was a "disgusting abomination" that would add billions to the federal deficit On Thursday in the Oval Office, Trump addressed Musk's criticism of the bill by accusing Musk of trying to kill it because the bill ends federal subsidies for electric vehicles, which would cost Musk's company Tesla significant profits Musk responded by live-posting on X as Trump spoke, initially shrugging off the president's assessment with an unbothered "Whatever," before tearing into the bill's other spending provisions Trump escalated the feud after the Oval Office meeting with multiple posts on Truth Social, saying he told Musk to leave the White House instead of continuing to work with Doge and threatening to dump Musk's federal contracts, which are worth billions Musk fired back on X by saying he was "decommissioning" the Dragon spacecraft made by SpaceX that brought the stranded Nasa astronauts back from the International Space Station in March Musk also escalated the war of words by reposting and replying "Yes" to a tweet claiming that Trump should be impeached and replaced by Vice President JD Vance Musk further fanned the flames by claiming that Trump is named in the infamous "Epstein files" and making unfounded accusations that its the reason they haven't been released to the public. He added that despite Musk's popularity with voters, the president's favorability ratings have continued to go "through the roof". Trump is currently embroiled in several emergency peace talks across the globe. He has been urgently looking to end the war in Ukraine since entering office in January by keeping both Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin on side. The president also held a Advertisement Trump described it as a "very good" conversation and said he has been invited to Beijing in the coming months. It comes amid weeks of escalating trade tensions after Trump announced especially bruising tariffs on China. How Elon made his billions... ONLY a few individuals in the world stand a chance at becoming the world's first trillionaire - and Elon Musk is near the top of that list. Since the start of his career, Musk has been able to amass an extensive fortune and kept a hold of the "world's richest man" moniker for years. His career in the business world dates back to 1995, when he and his brother, Four years later, in February 1999, Compaq acquired the company for $307 million in cash, giving Musk $22 million for his seven percent share from the sale. Later in 1999, he then co-founded one of the world's first online banks, which merged with A notorious workaholic, he doesn't spend his money on lavish vacations or expensive hobbies. Instead, the entrepreneur spends most of his free time at the office or in factories. 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- Irish Independent
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