Shocking revelations from American journalist Bob Woodward's new book about Mr. Trump, Mr. Putin, Ukraine...
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•09/10/2024
Journalist Bob Woodward's book War is causing a stir at a sensitive stage of the US presidential election.
The book "War" by American journalist Bob Woodward revealed a lot of remarkable information related to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Joe Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris, former US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - Screenshot/WSJ
On October 8, many US newspapers and radio stations republished notable information in the book War by Bob Woodward, an American journalist and editor of the Washington Post. Bob Woodward was involved in exposing the Watergate scandal in the early 1970s. His new book is causing a stir as the 2024 US presidential election has entered its final stages. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Joe Biden, US Vice President Kamala Harris, former US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are among those mentioned in the book. The book reveals that in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, then-US President Donald Trump sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a number of COVID-19 testing machines "for personal use" when such resources were in short supply. After leaving office, Mr. Trump still kept in touch with the Russian leader. An unnamed aide revealed to journalist Woodward that former President Trump had up to seven private calls with Mr. Putin. However, Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin have not commented on this information. The book also revealed that just before the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in February 2022, US Vice President Kamala Harris urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to develop a plan in case he was killed or captured.
According to information cited by the Ukrainska Pravda (Ukraine) newspaper from the book, author Woodward said that at the Munich Security Conference, Ms. Kamala Harris was said to have encouraged Mr. Zelensky to take action to respond to the threat from Russia. Ms. Harris suggested one of these actions was to choose a successor to ensure stability "if he was captured or killed". Journalist Woodward's book also recounted that US President Joe Biden was disappointed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Mr. Woodward, when the war in the Gaza Strip escalated this year, President Biden used some harsh words to criticize Mr. Netanyahu, such as calling the Israeli leader a "bad guy". Journalist Woodward also said that President Biden's national security team at one point believed there was a 50% chance that Mr. Putin would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The book titled War by investigative journalist Bob Woodward is scheduled to be released on October 15. "Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand participants, War contains new details about the high-stakes confrontations. The book explores the political and personal battles Mr. Biden fought during his presidency, including details about his decision to leave the 2024 campaign and conversations about the legal troubles of his son, Hunter Biden" - CNN commented.
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