Blumenthal says Putin spent summit ‘delaying’ Trump peace negotiations, reups call for sanctions

Aug 16, 2025 - 20:00
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Blumenthal says Putin spent summit ‘delaying’ Trump peace negotiations, reups call for sanctions
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he thinks President Trump was manipulated at the Friday Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  “Putin doesn’t want a deal. He doesn’t want peace. And the only way to convince him to stop this diplomatic rope-a-dope, playing the President, delaying any kind of ceasefire, is through strength,” Blumenthal said…