But the US president’s words have not gone unnoticed, writes the BBC’s Russia Editor.
Category: World
Russia’s summer push in Ukraine targets three fronts but faces stern resistance
Analysis of Russia’s advance in northern and eastern Ukraine in maps.
‘I can’t drink the water’ – life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
In the country with the world’s lowest birth rate, fertility clinics are booming
Growing demand for IVF treatments is stoking some optimism in South Korea’s demographic crisis.
‘I created it myself’: The boy behind the viral ‘aura farming’ boat racing dance
Over the past few weeks, a boy dancing on the prow of a racing boat has become an internet sensation.
Trump surveys damage in Texas as search continues for 160 missing
At least 120 were killed when flash flooding devastated areas in central Texas last week.
Outrage builds over plan to force all Gazans to southern city
Critics denounce a plan by Israel’s defence minister to relocate all Palestinians in Gaza to a small area in the south.
More than 150 arrests in global human trafficking crackdown
Thousands of potential victims are identified in operation involving 15,000 officers from 43 countries.
Kurdish PKK burns guns in cauldron in big step towards ending Turkey conflict
The ceremony took place under tight security at a cave in Iraqi Kurdistan – the disarmament process is expected to last all summer.
Dozens taken to hospital after suspected mass overdose in Baltimore
At least 27 people have been admitted to hospital, some of whom are in a critical condition.