{"id":5409,"date":"2025-10-18T16:24:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=5409"},"modified":"2025-10-20T18:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:40:47","slug":"putin-aide-accuses-wapo-of-truth-distortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/putin-aide-accuses-wapo-of-truth-distortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin aide accuses WaPo of \u2018truth distortion\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The outlet wrongly attributed a comment mocking Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s US visit to Kirill Dmitriev<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian presidential aide Kirill Dmitriev has accused the Washington Post of “truth distortion”<\/em> over a quote wrongly attributed to him, and demanded the outlet apologize.<\/p>\n

In an article on Saturday about Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to the US, the outlet suggested that a recent phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, shifted Washington’s stance on the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n

The Washington Post cited<\/a> Dmitriev as saying: “Zelensky’s tour summed up in one sentence: Putin outmaneuvered everyone again.”<\/em> It claimed that Dmitriev made the remark on Telegram.<\/p>\n

In a post on X on Saturday, Dmitriev expressed outrage that the line – which he had reposted from another news channel – was attributed to him.<\/p>\n

“Another eye-opening case of truth distortion from the fake @washingtonpost,”<\/em> he wrote. “I reposted a post from a Telegram channel – yet your article attributed those quotes to me. That’s like blaming users for retweets.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Dmitriev demanded that the outlet correct the attribution immediately, issue an apology, and launch an internal probe.<\/p>\n

Later in the day, the outlet issued a correction, admitting that a previous version of its article had “incorrectly attributed”<\/em> the quote to Dmitriev. The presidential aide thanked the WaPo on X for acknowledging the error, but asked the paper to issue a formal apology and publish both the apology and the correction “in the next print edition.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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UPDATE: .@washingtonpost<\/a> has corrected two quotes wrongly attributed to me. Thank you. Now please issue a formal apology, conduct an internal review, and publish the apology and correction in the next print edition. https:\/\/t.co\/7ATjOLPRHU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zLrpgS51C5<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kirill Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Trump spoke with Putin on Thursday amid renewed tensions over potential US Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine and stalled peace talks. He later described the conversation as “so productive”<\/em> that a peace deal could come soon, adding that they agreed to hold a summit in Budapest, Hungary.<\/p>\n

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The Kremlin said preparations for the Putin-Trump summit would begin immediately. Dmitriev, who also serves as Putin’s economic envoy in bilateral talks, described the call as “productive”<\/em> and said it “clearly outlined future steps”<\/em> for cooperation.<\/p>\n

After the conversation, Trump appeared to back away from supplying Kiev with Tomahawks – which are capable of reaching Moscow – telling reporters the US needs the missiles for its own defense. He repeated the point at a lunch with Zelensky on Friday, warning that long-range strikes into Russia could trigger “an escalation.”<\/em> Zelensky, who reportedly hoped to secure a missile deal, declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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Moscow has condemned Western weapons supplies to Ukraine, specifically warning against sending Tomahawks, arguing that this could “severely undermine”<\/em> the prospects of a peaceful settlement and damage US-Russia relations.<\/p>\n

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The outlet wrongly attributed a comment mocking Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s US visit to Kirill Dmitriev Russian presidential aide Kirill Dmitriev has accused the Washington Post of “truth distortion” over a quote wrongly attributed to him, and demanded the outlet apologize. In an article on Saturday about Ukrainian leader Vladimir…<\/p>\n

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