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Putin says Trump is right to sue BBC over speech edit

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Posted on December 19, 2025

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Putin says Trump is right to sue BBC over speech edit
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MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his annual end-of-year press conference on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump was right to sue the BBC over edited clips of his

Putin Endorses Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against BBC

MOSCOW, ‌Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian ‍President ‌Vladimir Putin told his annual ⁠end-of-year ‌press conference on Friday that U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump was right to sue the ​BBC over edited clips ‌of his ⁠speech.

Trump sued Britain's publicly owned broadcaster for ​at least $10 billion in damages over edited clips of a speech ​that ‍made it ​appear he directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The BBC has apologised to Trump ⁠and has said it will defend ​the case.

(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, Vladimir Soldatkin and Anton Kolodyazhnyy, ‌Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva, Editing by Timothy Heritage)

Key Takeaways

  • Putin supports Trump's lawsuit against the BBC.
  • Trump claims BBC edited his speech misleadingly.
  • BBC apologizes but intends to defend the lawsuit.
  • The lawsuit demands $10 billion in damages.
  • The issue relates to Trump's Capitol speech.

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