In early March several Russian websites quoted Donald Trump as saying: “Recently the Baltic states declared that they cannot progress because their neighbor is Russia. We can help them out here: their neighbors can be African countries. We’ll resettle all the Balts to the African continent and move the African population to the Baltics, and we’ll change the names of the countries accordingly.” They claimed that quote was taken from interview posted on American Forces Network Europe, a U.S. military website. Unfortunately, quick search on that site shows no trace of word "Trump" and journalist that supposedly published the interview claims that it never happened.
Some people may see it as a funny story. Some may even say that Trump could have said that. But what it really shows is that Putin and his propaganda machine won't stop for anything. With upcoming presidential elections in Russia Putin may want to show his people that he can not only challenge any neighboring state but also the US President, current and future.
[Based on the post on new portal, INFORMATION WARFARE INITIATIVE by Urve Eslas]
