Running on empty, Trump turns to Putin to fuel midterm hopes

The Times of India

Chidanand Rajghatta · Oct 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump insists Russia and China are not doing much to help Iran in its war with America and Israel. “If they are, it's at a very low level, but I don't believe they are at all,” the MAGA supremo declared on Monday, arguing that Moscow and Beijing had too much to lose by getting involved.