Putin Ignites New Crisis for Trump as Drone Hits NATO Country

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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - FEBRUARY 17:  Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Parliament on February 17, 2015 in Budapest, Hungary.</p><p>Putin is in Budapest on a one-day visit, his first visit to an EU-member country since he attended ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France in June, 2014.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6GIITEZKKFDC3IZASPCNXJOO4I.jpg?auth=ced69aa32933b0a29d35be6d41305a996f1b45257296c4d7c21659fb191817a2&smart=true&width=3500&height=1969" />
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Vladimir Putin just issued a not-so-friendly reminder of Donald Trump’s failure to deliver on one of his https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-peacemaker-trump-never-manages-to-close-a-deal/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-peacemaker-trump-never-manages-to-close-a-deal/">tentpole campaign promises.

The Russian tyrant’s war in Ukraine spilled over into nearby Romania, a member of both NATO and the European Union, around 2 a.m. Friday when a Russian drone laden with explosives smashed into the roof of an apartment block in the eastern city of Galati.

Trump repeatedly pledged on the campaign trail to end the conflict, which he accused Joe Biden of needlessly prolonging, on “day one” of his second presidency.

It is now day 495, with Friday’s strike a stark reminder of the lack of progress on peace talks so far.

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