New findings by American journalist Bob Woodward about Donald Trump’s contacts with Moscow: The former US president had several conversations with Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin after leaving office. That’s according to Woodward’s new book, “War,” published today by the Washington Post.

Trump has maintained a personal relationship with Putin despite the two-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine and the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Woodward cites an unnamed Trump aide who has spoken to Putin seven times since his term ends in 2021. In early 2024, Trump asked an employee to leave his office at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for a private phone call with Putin.

CoV tests sent to Putin

Trump sent a load of tests to the Russian president during the 2020 CoV pandemic — despite a shortage in his own country. Putin accepted, but advised Trump to keep the delivery a secret: “You don’t want to tell anyone, because people will be mad at you, not me,” the book says Putin told Trump.

“War” will be released in the US on October 15, three weeks before the presidential election. Woodward has been reporting on various US presidents for over 50 years. In the 1970s, he and his Washington Post colleague Carl Bernstein became world famous for their research into the Watergate wiretapping scandal surrounding President Richard Nixon. Since then, he has published several investigative books on US presidents, including several on Trump.

Melania’s memoirs published

Melania Trump’s 54-year-old wife’s memoirs: Another explosive book was published in the US today. In her 256-page memoir titled “Melania”, the former first lady took a clear stance, especially on the issue of abortion – she did not talk about the many scandals of her husband’s first term (2017-2021).

In another column, Melania expresses doubts about her husband’s electoral defeat in 2020. He writes that the vote-counting process is “messy.” “Many Americans are still skeptical about the election then. I’m not the only one who doubts the outcome.”