The UK Times report on remarks from president elect of the US Trump in an interview

  • Brexit will "end up being a great thing"
  • Says Britons voted for Brexit because the UK wanted its own identity
  • On the prospect of a trade deal with UK, Trump tells the Times: "we're gonna work very hard to get it done quickly and done properly. good for both sides"

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  • Says to invite UK PM May to visit him "right after" he gets into the White House
  • Says other countries would follow Britain's lead in leaving the European union
  • Says he will agree a nuclear weapons ­reduction deal with president Putin of Russia in return for lifting us sanctions
  • Says Russia's intervention in Syria has been "a very bad thing" that led to a "terrible ­humanitarian situation"
  • Says looking ­forward to visiting Britain, makes positive comments about Queen Elizabeth
  • Urges Britain to veto any new UN security council resolution critical of Israel
  • Says he will appoint Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, to broker a middle east peace deal

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  • When asked about the prospect of a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russia, says stocks of nuclear weapons should be cut "very substantially"

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  • NATO is obsolete because it hasn't been "taking care of terror"
  • NATO is very important to me but just 5 countries are paying what they should into the alliance