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Trump's 'make peace or die' message to Putin is deepfake — yet it fooled Russians

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Andrey Isayev , a member of Russia 's State Duma , accused U.S. President Donald Trump of trying to “rudely” force Russian President Vladimir Putin to start peace negotiations with Ukraine .

The quote attributed to Trump comes from a deepfake video created by Ukrainian bloggers and shared on Telegram .

Trump urged Russia to end its full-scale invasion of Ukraine , warning of high tariffs and sanctions.

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