{"id":2451200,"date":"2025-06-24T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-i-have-a-problem-with-putin\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T10:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:14:54","slug":"trump-i-have-a-problem-with-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-i-have-a-problem-with-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump: &#8216;I have a problem&#8217; with Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-i-have-a-problem-with-putin%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in a recent statement, President Donald Trump expressed his growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing military campaign<\/a> in Ukraine. Speaking while en route to the NATO summit in the Netherlands, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-takes-questions-about-his-nominees-in-stride-for-now-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... takes questions about his nominees in stride, for now - Washington Examiner\">trump stopped short<\/a> of condemning Putin but indicated he hopes for peace negotiations between the U.S. and Russia, mentioning a prior phone call where Putin offered assistance related to Iran. Despite criticism from European leaders about his comments suggesting that both Ukraine and Russia share responsibility for the conflict, Trump maintained his stance of wanting to be on amiable terms with NATO allies while clarifying his commitment to safety and life. he notably refrained from fully endorsing NATO&#8217;s Article 5 regarding mutual defense, stating that interpretations of it vary and emphasizing his intention to support his allies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump: &lsquo;I have a problem&rsquo; with Putin<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2156078\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> stopped short of outright castigating Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vladimir Putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Tuesday but suggested he is growing tired of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">Russia<\/a>&lsquo;s ongoing offensive against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the comments while flying to the Netherlands on Tuesday morning to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3451160\/trump-iran-backlash-nato-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NATO summit\">NATO summit<\/a>. Though Trump&rsquo;s Saturday decision to launch airstrikes against Iran will likely overshadow this week&rsquo;s meeting of the NATO leaders, the treaty organization is expected to end the summit with a condemnation of Russia&rsquo;s aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3451160\/trump-iran-backlash-nato-summit\/\">Trump heads overseas for NATO talks in wake of Iran strike and ceasefire negotiations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3451579\/trump-poll-age-gap-strikes-iran\/\">Trump faces generation gap as he deals with Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3451718\/vance-ceasefire-iran-israel-success-trump\/\">Vance says tomorrow &#8216;a new day&#8217; after Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump has infuriated European leaders with his claims that both Ukraine and Russia bear responsibility for their three-year-plus war. However, in recent weeks, Trump has grown visibly frustrated with Putin as Russia has failed to commit to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-500-biden-dem-party-staffers-urge-him-to-back-palestinian-human-rights\/\" title=\"Over 500 Biden, Dem Party Staffers Urge Him to Back Palestinian Human Rights\">lasting ceasefire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I&rsquo;ll have to take a look at it. But, you know, I&rsquo;d like to see a deal with Russia,&rdquo; Trump responded when asked Tuesday if he would sign on to a condemnation of Putin alongside the other NATO leaders. &ldquo;As you know, Vladimir called me up. He said, &lsquo;Can I help you with Iran?&rsquo; I said, &lsquo;No, I don&rsquo;t need help with Iran. I need help with you,&rsquo; and I hope we&rsquo;re going to be getting a deal done with Russia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During that same Q&amp;A session, Trump notably declined to fully uphold NATO&rsquo;s Article 5 on the mutual defense of NATO member states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It depends on your definition. There&rsquo;s numerous definitions of Article Five,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;You know that, right? But I&rsquo;m committed to being their friend. You know, I&rsquo;ve become friends with many of those leaders, and I&rsquo;m committed to helping them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m committed to saving lives. I&rsquo;m committed to life and safety,&rdquo; he clarified later in the briefing. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;m going to give you an exact definition when I get there. I just don&rsquo;t want to do it on the back of an airplane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3451160\/trump-iran-backlash-nato-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP HEADS TO NATO IN WAKE OF LATEST IRAN DEVELOPMENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch Trump&rsquo;s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Gaggles with the Press on Air Force One, June 24, 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HmJVqSjiK8?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2156078\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2156078\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump expresses frustration with Putin over Ukraine conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2451201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-putin.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50410,32402,5894,3733,3634],"class_list":["post-2451200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy-2","tag-international-relations","tag-politics","tag-putin","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-putin.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451200"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451204,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451200\/revisions\/2451204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}