But typically, the Russian leader – a former intelligence officer with the Soviet Union’s security service, the KGB – uses translators to avoid speaking in English during diplomatic conversations.
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Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration paused intelligence sharing and weapons shipments to Ukraine after the incident.
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