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WATCH: Putin Laughs Upon Being Told He's Running Late for Trump Call
Source: Newsweek
Russian president Vladimir Putin can be seen smiling and laughing when he was told that he's running late for his highly anticipated call with President Donald Trump in a video circulating on X, formerly known asTwitter.
The video of Putin laughing on Tuesday was posted by Pekka Kallioniemi, a nonresident research fellow at the International Centre for Defense and Security, who wrote on X, "Putin is making Trump wait again. They two leaders were supposed to have met already, but Putin is still at some conference. When Putin is reminded of the meeting, everyone starts laughing - they're literally making fun of Trump and his convoy."
Link to tweet
This is not the first time that Putin has kept a U.S. official waiting. He reportedly kept Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, waiting for eight hours on March 13 as he met with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, according to Sky News. Trump refuted these reports in a post on Truth Social.
The relationship between Putin and Trump has often been a focal point for global politics and their Tuesday phone call to discuss possible peace negotiations regarding Russia's war with Ukraine was highly anticipated.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/watch-putin-laughs-upon-being-told-hes-running-late-trump-call-2046618?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Putin made Trump wait one hour (the phone call was scheduled for 9 am ET today but Putin did not get on the phone until 10 am ET), and had the whole room laughing at Trump. Putin gleefully humiliated Trump. The whole world is laughing at Trump...in disgust.
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