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Navalnaya says Trump is making Putin feel powerful
The Independent
|May 25, 2025
Yulia Navalnaya has said Donald Trump's negotiations with Russia on Ukraine are making Vladimir Putin “feel stronger".
The Russian activist and widow of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny said Trump speaking to the Russian president "like they're equal" is making him more powerful.
She made the remarks while speaking on Friday at a sold-out event with Alastair Campbell at the Hay Festival in Wales, which The Independent is once again partnering with.
"Putin is [a] crime person; he is a kind of mafia boss. He kills people. He started the war," Ms Navalnaya said when asked how she felt about Trump's involvement in Ukraine peace talks.
"Trump you can like him or not but he's an elected president of a big country. He participated in real elections, he won these elections. But all of these negotiations happening like they're equal gives Putin - who is a tyrant - more power.

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