What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 28 Feb 2025?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
I will say, until we came along, the Biden administration didn't speak to Russia whatsoever. They didn't speak to anybody.
The Biden administration did talk to Russia. In June 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke by phone with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov.
The Defense Department reported that on June 25, 2024, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Russian Minister of Defense Andrey Belousov, and that Austin emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine (U.S. Department of Defense, readout of June 25, 2024).
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- Oval Office meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, in front of reporters, White House, Washington, D.C.
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