India, July 15 -- US President Donald Trump disclosed that First Lady Melania Trump had influenced his opinions about Russian President Vladimir Putin. During a White House meeting, Trump informed that his wife provided a harshly critical response to his previous perceptions of the Kremlin leader and his war in Ukraine.

While sitting next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump declared, "My conversations with Putin are always very pleasant. I say, isn't that a very lovely conversation? And then the missiles go off that night."

The Republican leader further shared his personal conversation with Melania, stating that "I go home, I tell the First Lady: I spoke with Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation. She said: 'Really? An...