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Trump leaves people baffled after making bizarre Russia comment that hasn’t been true for 34 years

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Published 13:56 14 Aug 2025 GMT+1

Trump leaves people baffled after making bizarre Russia comment that hasn’t been true for 34 years

Donald Trump is set to meet with Vladimir Putin on Friday (August 15)

Britt Jones

Britt Jones

Donald Trump’s blunder when talking about the Cold War has left everyone scratching their heads.

President Trump has been talking a lot about Russia recently as he prepares to meet with Vladimir Putin on Friday (August 15) at a US military base in Alaska.

Russia's war with Ukraine is expected to be at the forefront of the conversation, and seen as the president told Moscow it would face unprecedented sanctions if things didn’t come to a peaceful resolution, the talk is a pretty big deal.

Earlier this week, Trump shocked citizens when he asked whether people were surprised that Russia could hit back at the US in the form of a mega cyber-attack.

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And he's gone and done it again, as this time he went on to mention the Cold War in another comment, leaving people baffled by his statement, given the fact it hasn't been true for over three decades.

Donald Trump's blunder left people confused (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Donald Trump's blunder left people confused (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The 79-year-old took to his Truth Social account on Tuesday morning (August 12) to speak about the media’s coverage of his soon-to-be conversation with Putin.

He said: “If I got Moscow and Leningrad free, as part of the deal with Russia, the Fake News would say that I made a bad deal!”

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However, he seemed to have made a blunder during his post.

This is because people in the comments pointed out that Leningrad hasn’t been the name of a city in Russia since 1991, when it was changed to St. Petersburg via referendum.

Others mentioned that in 1987, Trump and his ex-wife, Ivana, traveled to Moscow to look at a potential area to build a Trump Hotel and also spent time in the city.

“Trump mentioning Leningrad is wild, considering the city hasn’t existed since 1991,” wrote one user.

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Saint Petersburg, which was formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 and named after the apostle Saint Peter.

Saint Petersburg is mainly associated with the birth of the Russian Empire and was the capital of the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire from 1712 to 1918.

Trump’s full rant read: “Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin.

Leningrad changed its name 34 years ago (Getty Stock Image/Sergey Alimov)
Leningrad changed its name 34 years ago (Getty Stock Image/Sergey Alimov)

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"Constantly quoting fired losers and really dumb people like John Bolton, who just said that, even though the meeting is on American soil, ‘Putin has already won.’ What’s that all about? We are winning on EVERYTHING.

“The Fake News is working overtime (No tax on overtime!). If I got Moscow and Leningrad free, as part of the deal with Russia, the Fake News would say that I made a bad deal! But now they’ve been caught. Look at all of the real news that’s coming out about their CORRUPTION. They are sick and dishonest people, who probably hate our Country. But it doesn’t matter because we are winning on everything!!! MAGA”.

His rant comes just days before his talk with Putin, with the White House having to step in to clear up some confusion when Trump claimed he was flying to Russia instead of Alaska to hold the meeting.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “Perhaps there are plans in the future to travel to Russia.”

Featured Image Credit: Pool/Getty

Topics: Vladimir Putin, Russia, US News, Donald Trump, Politics

Britt Jones
Britt Jones

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