Trump tells aides not to talk publicly about Russia policy moves

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Trump tells aides not to talk publicly about Russia policy moves
But Trump, irked by Putin's nuclear buildup, told him last week: "If you want to have an arms race we can do that, but I'll win."
by Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube and Kristen Welker / Mar.29.2018 / 4:15 PM ET

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security advisers spent months trying to convince him to sign off on a plan to supply new U.S. weapons to Ukraine to aid in the country's fight against Russian-backed separatists, according to multiple senior administration officials.

Yet when the president finally authorized the major policy shift, he told his aides not to publicly tout his decision, officials said. Doing so, Trump argued, might agitate Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the officials.

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