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Budapest Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Budapest Times
Orbán: Brussels must immediately withdraw its ‘pro-Ukrainian' draft budget
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Facebook on Wednesday that Brussels must immediately withdraw its 'pro-Ukrainian' draft budget. In a video, PM Orbán said the cabinet had heard briefings from Agriculture Minister István Nagy and EU Affairs Minister János Bóka at its meeting earlier today. 'We discussed Brussels's proposal,' the prime minister said. 'This is a seven-year draft budget, and the picture that's unfolding is graver than we imagined.' He noted that Hungarian farmers staged a demonstration against Brussels's plans in front of the European Council's representation in Budapest on Wednesday. 'Brussels's proposal can be summed up as a pro-Ukrainian budget whose aim is crystal clear: they want to take Europeans' money [and give it] to Ukraine,' PM Orbán said. He said the plan was 'weak even as a basis for negotiations', adding that Hungary recommended that the EC withdraw the draft budget and prepare a new one 'which serves the interests of the European people and European farmers rather than those of [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky and Ukraine'. 'Brussels must be stopped,' PM Orbán declared.
Daily Record
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Record
Ukraine hails 'Agent Melania' after Trump admits First Lady explained Putin's lies
Ukrainians have hailed Melania Trump as an unlikely 'undercover agent' after explaining Vladimir Putin's lies to the US President Ukrainians have lauded Melania Trump as an unexpected "undercover agent" after the US President disclosed that it was his wife who persuaded him to change his stance on Vladimir Putin. Following another collapse in US-Russia peace negotiations, Donald Trump openly acknowledged that it was the First Lady who consistently revealed Putin's deceit, leading to his stark change of attitude towards Moscow. "I go home, I tell the First Lady: I spoke with Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation," Trump recounted. "She said: Really? Another city was just hit." The US President will meet Keir Starmer in Scotland later this month to discuss, among other things, Ukraine peace talks. He continued: "We thought we had a deal numerous times. I get home, I'd say, 'First Lady, I had the most wonderful talk with Vladimir. I think we're finished.' And then I'd turn on the television or she'll say to me one time, 'Well that's strange because they just bombed a nursing home.'" These comments, interpreted by many as evidence of Trump's mounting irritation with Putin, have generated a flurry of commendation for Melania on pro-Ukrainian social media platforms, reports the Mirror US. Subsequent to the president's statement, a user on platform X circulated a doctored image of "Agent Melania Trumpenko" donning a wide-brimmed hat and a military-style jacket adorned with the Ukrainian Armed Forces badge. "Plenty of affection for Melania Trump across Ukrainian social media this evening," shared the publication Business Ukraine, accompanied by a meme depicting three cartoon figures ceremoniously placing a traditional Ukrainian hat upon her head. "Melania single-handedly doing more for Ukraine than the entire GOP," remarked user Ernő Buzás. On Monday, Trump caught a seasoned BBC journalist off guard with an unexpected late-night telephone call that nearly resulted in him missing the interview because he was fast asleep. The US president conducted an unplanned interview from the White House that covered topics ranging from Vladimir Putin to the NATO alliance, plus the assassination attempt that almost claimed his life. Respected Gary O'Donoghue, the BBC's Chief North America political correspondent, had spent several days pursuing a potential interview to commemorate a year since the shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. However, after no call materialised, he had abandoned hope until his telephone rang whilst he slumbered. Discussing Trump's tendency to ring journalists unexpectedly, O'Donoghue revealed: "On Monday evening, it was my turn. And I'll be frank with you - I was asleep when the White House rang. "I'd spent the best part of five days believing there was an outside chance I would get an interview with him, to mark a year since the attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania." O'Donoghue then recounted the call. "Hi, Gary, I'm here with the president. Here you go," said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. During the candid 20-minute chat, Trump displayed a rare introspective mood when questioned about whether the shooting had altered him. "I don't like dwelling on it because if I did, it would be, you know, might be life-changing," he remarked. "I like the power of positive thinking, or the power of positive non-thinking."
The Advertiser
15-07-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Trump is 'disappointed but not done' with Putin
US President Donald Trump is "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the BBC, hours after he said he was disappointed in Putin and threatened Moscow with sanctions. Trump told the BBC he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with Russia four different times. Asked then by the BBC was he done with Putin, Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him , but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed", the US president said: "We're working it." "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," Trump told the BBC in an interview published on Tuesday. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, with a 50-day grace period, unless Russia agreed to a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbour. He told reporters on Monday that billions of dollars of US weapons, including the Patriot air defence missiles, would be sent to Ukraine via NATO and that NATO would pay for them. Zelenskiy held talks with Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday. Since returning to the White House promising a quick end to the war, Trump has sought rapprochement with Moscow, speaking several times with Putin. His administration has pulled back from pro-Ukrainian policies such as backing Kyiv's membership in NATO and demanding Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory. But Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities. In the BBC interview, Trump expressed renewed support for the NATO alliance. "I think NATO is now becoming the opposite of that (obsolete) Trump's comments come as EU countries near an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia. "We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package. We are very, very close. I hope it comes today," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a meeting with foreign affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries in Brussels. Sources told Reuters on Monday that all the elements of the package had been agreed, although one member state still had a reservation about a proposed lower price cap on Russian oil. The European Commission in June proposed the 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at Moscow's energy revenue, its banks and its military industry. The new package proposes banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, as well as banks that engage in sanctions circumvention and a lower price cap on Russian oil. US President Donald Trump is "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the BBC, hours after he said he was disappointed in Putin and threatened Moscow with sanctions. Trump told the BBC he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with Russia four different times. Asked then by the BBC was he done with Putin, Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him , but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed", the US president said: "We're working it." "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," Trump told the BBC in an interview published on Tuesday. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, with a 50-day grace period, unless Russia agreed to a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbour. He told reporters on Monday that billions of dollars of US weapons, including the Patriot air defence missiles, would be sent to Ukraine via NATO and that NATO would pay for them. Zelenskiy held talks with Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday. Since returning to the White House promising a quick end to the war, Trump has sought rapprochement with Moscow, speaking several times with Putin. His administration has pulled back from pro-Ukrainian policies such as backing Kyiv's membership in NATO and demanding Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory. But Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities. In the BBC interview, Trump expressed renewed support for the NATO alliance. "I think NATO is now becoming the opposite of that (obsolete) Trump's comments come as EU countries near an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia. "We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package. We are very, very close. I hope it comes today," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a meeting with foreign affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries in Brussels. Sources told Reuters on Monday that all the elements of the package had been agreed, although one member state still had a reservation about a proposed lower price cap on Russian oil. The European Commission in June proposed the 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at Moscow's energy revenue, its banks and its military industry. The new package proposes banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, as well as banks that engage in sanctions circumvention and a lower price cap on Russian oil. US President Donald Trump is "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the BBC, hours after he said he was disappointed in Putin and threatened Moscow with sanctions. Trump told the BBC he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with Russia four different times. Asked then by the BBC was he done with Putin, Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him , but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed", the US president said: "We're working it." "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," Trump told the BBC in an interview published on Tuesday. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, with a 50-day grace period, unless Russia agreed to a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbour. He told reporters on Monday that billions of dollars of US weapons, including the Patriot air defence missiles, would be sent to Ukraine via NATO and that NATO would pay for them. Zelenskiy held talks with Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday. Since returning to the White House promising a quick end to the war, Trump has sought rapprochement with Moscow, speaking several times with Putin. His administration has pulled back from pro-Ukrainian policies such as backing Kyiv's membership in NATO and demanding Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory. But Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities. In the BBC interview, Trump expressed renewed support for the NATO alliance. "I think NATO is now becoming the opposite of that (obsolete) Trump's comments come as EU countries near an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia. "We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package. We are very, very close. I hope it comes today," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a meeting with foreign affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries in Brussels. Sources told Reuters on Monday that all the elements of the package had been agreed, although one member state still had a reservation about a proposed lower price cap on Russian oil. The European Commission in June proposed the 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at Moscow's energy revenue, its banks and its military industry. The new package proposes banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, as well as banks that engage in sanctions circumvention and a lower price cap on Russian oil. US President Donald Trump is "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the BBC, hours after he said he was disappointed in Putin and threatened Moscow with sanctions. Trump told the BBC he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with Russia four different times. Asked then by the BBC was he done with Putin, Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him , but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed", the US president said: "We're working it." "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," Trump told the BBC in an interview published on Tuesday. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, with a 50-day grace period, unless Russia agreed to a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbour. He told reporters on Monday that billions of dollars of US weapons, including the Patriot air defence missiles, would be sent to Ukraine via NATO and that NATO would pay for them. Zelenskiy held talks with Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday. Since returning to the White House promising a quick end to the war, Trump has sought rapprochement with Moscow, speaking several times with Putin. His administration has pulled back from pro-Ukrainian policies such as backing Kyiv's membership in NATO and demanding Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory. But Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities. In the BBC interview, Trump expressed renewed support for the NATO alliance. "I think NATO is now becoming the opposite of that (obsolete) Trump's comments come as EU countries near an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia. "We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package. We are very, very close. I hope it comes today," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a meeting with foreign affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries in Brussels. Sources told Reuters on Monday that all the elements of the package had been agreed, although one member state still had a reservation about a proposed lower price cap on Russian oil. The European Commission in June proposed the 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at Moscow's energy revenue, its banks and its military industry. The new package proposes banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, as well as banks that engage in sanctions circumvention and a lower price cap on Russian oil.
AsiaOne
15-07-2025
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Trump says he is 'not done' with Putin, BBC reports, World News
US President Donald Trump said he was "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a BBC interview published on Tuesday (July 15), hours after he said he was disappointed in Putin and threatened Moscow with sanctions. Trump told the BBC he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with Russia four different times. Asked then by the BBC was he done with Putin, Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed" the US president said: "We're working it." "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," Trump told the BBC. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, with a 50-day grace period, unless Russia agreed to a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbour. He told reporters on Monday that billions of dollars of US weapons, including the Patriot air defence missiles, will be sent to Ukraine via Nato and that Nato would pay for them. Since returning to the White House promising a quick end to the war, Trump has sought rapprochement with Moscow, speaking several times with Putin. His administration has pulled back from pro-Ukrainian policies such as backing Kyiv's membership in Nato and demanding Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory. But Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities. In the BBC interview, Trump expressed renewed support for the Nato alliance. "I think Nato is now becoming the opposite of that (obsolete) because the alliance was "paying their own bills", he told the BBC. [[nid:719544]]
West Australian
15-07-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Trump is 'disappointed but not done' with Putin
US President Donald Trump is "not done" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the BBC, hours after he said he was disappointed in Putin and threatened Moscow with sanctions. Trump told the BBC he thought a Ukraine deal was on the cards with Russia four different times. Asked then by the BBC was he done with Putin, Trump said: "I'm disappointed in him , but I'm not done with him. But I'm disappointed in him." Pressed on how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed", the US president said: "We're working it." "We'll have a great conversation. I'll say: 'That's good, I'll think we're close to getting it done,' and then he'll knock down a building in Kyiv," Trump told the BBC in an interview published on Tuesday. Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine on Monday and threatened sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, with a 50-day grace period, unless Russia agreed to a peace deal, a major policy shift brought on by frustration with Moscow's ongoing attacks on its neighbour. He told reporters on Monday that billions of dollars of US weapons, including the Patriot air defence missiles, would be sent to Ukraine via NATO and that NATO would pay for them. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Telegram he had spoken to Trump and "thanked him for his readiness to support Ukraine and to continue working together to stop the killings and establish a lasting and just peace". Zelenskiy held talks with Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg on Monday. Since returning to the White House promising a quick end to the war, Trump has sought rapprochement with Moscow, speaking several times with Putin. His administration has pulled back from pro-Ukrainian policies such as backing Kyiv's membership in NATO and demanding Russia withdraw from all Ukrainian territory. But Putin has yet to accept a proposal from Trump for an unconditional ceasefire, which was quickly endorsed by Kyiv. Recent days have seen Russia use hundreds of drones to attack Ukrainian cities. In the BBC interview, Trump expressed renewed support for the NATO alliance. "I think NATO is now becoming the opposite of that (obsolete) Trump's comments come as EU countries near an agreement on a new package of sanctions against Russia. "We hope to reach a political agreement on the 18th sanctions package. We are very, very close. I hope it comes today," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said before a meeting with foreign affairs ministers from the 27 EU countries in Brussels. Sources told Reuters on Monday that all the elements of the package had been agreed, although one member state still had a reservation about a proposed lower price cap on Russian oil. The European Commission in June proposed the 18th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, aimed at Moscow's energy revenue, its banks and its military industry. The new package proposes banning transactions with Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, as well as banks that engage in sanctions circumvention and a lower price cap on Russian oil.
