CNN released audio from 2024 with Trump's threat to "bomb Moscow"

On July 9, CNN published an audio recording dated 2024 in which US President Donald Trump claims that he threatened Russian leader Vladimir Putin with a strike against Moscow in the event of a conflict in Ukraine.

It is indicated that the recording was made during a private meeting between Trump and financial donors during the election campaign.

"I told Putin, 'If you go to Ukraine, I'll bomb the hell out of Moscow. I'm telling you, I won't have a choice." And he was like, "I don't believe you," the American leader says on the recording.

Trump suggested that the Russian president believed his words "by 10%," points out "Газета.Ru ".

In addition, the US president claims that he threatened Chinese leader Xi Jinping with a strike against Beijing in the event of a Chinese military operation in Taiwan. According to Trump, the Chinese president thought he was crazy.

Missile shutdown: Ukraine's weapons reserves will last only six months

The United States has frozen the supply of certain types of weapons to Kiev, and Europe is unable to fully compensate for these losses.

On July 8, the deputy head of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, urged not to relate in any way to the statements of the American leader on the Ukrainian issue. He noted the inconsistency of Trump's rhetoric and pointed out the need to continue to achieve the goals of the special military operation.