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The former US president also suggested that recent warnings from European countries about Vladimir Putin were \"too nasty\".","category":"Politics","area":"Ukraine","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T23:05:11.315Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-22T22:19:55.045Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T23:05:11.315Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claims attributed to named individuals, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Quotes affected parties, separates fact from comment, and states what happens next.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers, with mild sensationalism."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#KeirStarmer","#Russia","#Ukraine","#EmmanuelMacron","#VolodymyrZelensky"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Sir Keir Starmer","Vladimir Putin","Emmanuel Macron","Volodymyr Zelensky","General Sir Gwyn Jenkins"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Donald Trump stated that former British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s language regarding Russia was excessively harsh.","Trump also described recent European warnings about Vladimir Putin as \"too nasty\".","French president Emmanuel Macron has requested plans to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and drone attacks.","The US is discussing the possibility of allowing Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptor missiles."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Donald Trump has claimed that former British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer’s rhetoric towards Russia was “too tough”. Mr Trump also suggested that recent warnings by European countries about the threat posed by Vladimir Putin were “too nasty”. These comments were made amid ongoing tensions between Russia and allies of Ukraine. French president Emmanuel Macron had asked his government to develop plans to safeguard critical infrastructure against drone and cyber attacks, in response to what he described as an intensifying Russian hybrid threat. The head of the Royal Navy, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, stated that Moscow represents “the greatest threat to our security today”. Mr Trump also said the US was discussing allowing Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptor missiles."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Starmer's rhetoric"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent reported that Donald Trump said of Sir Keir Starmer: “I think they’ll be OK, but I will say the rhetoric from your last prime minister was too tough. He has to be a little bit careful.” The Daily Mail reported Mr Trump said Starmer was too 'nasty and tough' towards Putin."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports mentioned that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky was the first foreign leader hosted by the Prime Minister after arriving in Downing Street. 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