Trump at the G7 Summit. Photo: Getty Images

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has claimed that European leaders "fed" US President Donald Trump "harmful ideas" at the Group of Seven summit in France.

Source: European Pravda, citing Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax

Details: Asked whether European leaders could influence the US president, Ushakov said: "The Europeans exert an unhelpful influence, that is clear, but Trump is also a strong politician and sticks to his own views."

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