Trump says Putin is ‘somewhat weakened’ by aborted mutiny

In an interview with Reuters, the ex-president weighed in on the Ukraine-Russia war and China's spy operation in Cuba

Donald Trump, a longtime admirer of Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday that the Russian president has been somewhat weakened" by an aborted mutiny and that the US should use this moment to negotiate a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine.

I want people to stop dying over this ridiculous war," Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview.