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Is the Trump-Putin bromance over?

Gerhard Elfers
July 15, 2025

US President Donald Trump has threatened Vladimir Putin's Russia with tariffs unless it agrees to a peace deal with Ukraine. It's led many to wonder if this sudden turnaround signals the end of the so-called "bromance" between the two leaders. Analyst Boris Vormann told DW that it looks like a major shift, even though Trump has never articulated a foreign policy vision.

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