Ukraine-Russia, Trump: “Putin will not attack NATO territory”

According to various media, the objective of the trip would have been to warn the Kremlin not to strike a country of the Atlantic Alliance. Trump, however, denied this reconstruction, declaring to Axios that Ratcliffe did not send any message of this type.

The president defined the CIA director’s mission as ”a normal work commitment”, criticizing the media coverage of the episode. He recalled that Ratcliffe meets his Russian counterpart regularly, ”once every six months or once a year”, and that there is ”an excellent relationship” between the two.

”There was no warning and there was nothing unusual,” Trump reiterated, rejecting the idea of ​​imminent tensions between Washington, Moscow and NATO.

Pressure on Tehran

Donald Trump declared that ”the Strait is open” and that the United States ”has control of it”, speaking to journalists at the White House. The American president reiterated the full operation of the strategic passage and Washington’s ability to guarantee its security. Trump added that ”Iran is in serious difficulty”, claiming that the country ”does not pay its troops” and that the internal situation was worsening. A message that fits into the context of tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial node for navigation and global energy traffic.

Aid to Nepal

The US president announced that he had contacted Nepal after the devastating flood, assuring that the United States had offered “all the help they need”. Trump called the event “a tragedy,” speaking to reporters at the White House. Trump’s words come as the international community monitors the situation in the country, hit by torrential rains and landslides. Washington, the president reiterated, is ready to provide immediate support to the Nepalese authorities.