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Thursday, 27 June
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Trump said he would 'bomb Moscow' if he were president

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who previously suggested that Ukraine cede Crimea and Donbas to Russia to end the war, said that if he were president of the United States, he would "bomb Moscow" for invading Ukraine.

This is stated in the report of The Washington Post.

It is noted that former US President Donald Trump told unnamed donors that he would "bomb Moscow and Beijing" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine or if China occupied Taiwan if he were president - Trump said this at an event during a meeting with donors.

The Washington Post also reports that former President and current presidential candidate Trump is currently looking for ways to raise funds for his campaign. According to 11 donors, advisors and others close to the former president, Trump has repeatedly asked for large sums of money over the past few months. WP suggests that these requests come at a time when the Republican candidate is trying to close the cash gap with Joe Biden and pay the costly legal bills for his four criminal indictments.

The publication notes that he often makes such requests that exceed the expectations of his team, often tying these fundraising requests to promises of tax cuts and other things. In addition, it is known that in recent months Trump has met with an assortment of real estate, legal, finance, oil and other business executives.

Earlier, Apostrophe reported that Biden was asked to lift restrictions on the use of U.S. weapons to strike targets in Russia.