Trump says aborted mutiny ‘somewhat weakened’ Putin, time for US to broker Ukraine peace

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A longstanding supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, former US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that Putin has been "somewhat weakened" by an attempted mutiny and that it is now time for the US to mediate a negotiated peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview to Reuters over phone, Trump said, "I want people to stop dying over this ridiculous war." Speaking broadly about foreign affairs, the front-runner in opinion polls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination also advocated giving China a 48-hour deadline to leave what experts say is a Chinese spy facility on the island…