The US chief has not too long ago made some harsh remarks towards Moscow, which the Kremlin has attributed to “emotional overload”
US President Donald Trump has urged that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is “taking part in with hearth,” with out elaborating on what precisely he means. In latest days, Trump has more and more criticized the Kremlin over what he perceives as a scarcity of progress in peace negotiations between Moscow and Kiev.
Final week, Trump and Putin held a phone dialog throughout which they mentioned the prospects of a peaceable decision to the Ukraine battle. Each leaders characterised the decision as productive.
In a publish on his Reality Social platform on Tuesday, Trump claimed that “if it weren’t for me, numerous actually dangerous issues would have already occurred to Russia, and I imply REALLY BAD.”
The US president added that Putin is “taking part in with hearth!”
Later within the day, State Division spokesperson Tammy Bruce emphasised that Trump’s comment was not an indication of the US president’s “frustration,” however that he’s simply being “clear about his opinion.”
“I feel that is what Russia ought to take severely; Individuals actually do,” she added.
Bruce additional emphasised that Washington continues to favor “direct talks between Russia and Ukraine.”
In the meantime, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in response to Trump’s newest comment, stated on X that he solely is aware of “of 1 REALLY BAD factor — WWIII.”
“I hope Trump understands this!” the official, who at present serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s Safety Council, added.
In a publish on Sunday, Trump additionally criticized Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, claiming that the Russian president had “gone completely CRAZY” and alleging that he had focused the neighboring nation with latest strikes “for no motive in any way.”
Nevertheless, Trump additionally acknowledged that Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky “is doing his Nation no favors by speaking the way in which he does.”
Moscow has careworn that it was finishing up strikes on Ukrainian military-linked installations in response to Kiev’s makes an attempt to launch drone raids on civilian services in Russia.
Over the previous week alone, Russian air defenses have downed 1,465 Ukrainian drones over areas outdoors the energetic battle zone, the Protection Ministry in Moscow stated on Tuesday.
Based on the army, “the Kiev regime, supported by sure European international locations, has taken a lot of provocative steps geared toward disrupting the negotiation course of.” There was a substantial improve in Ukrainian assaults on Russian territory, involving drones in addition to Western-made missiles because the begin of Might, it added.
Russian forces retaliated with high-precision missile and drone strikes aimed “solely at Ukraine’s army and protection industrial services,” the ministry stated.
On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov chalked Trump’s harsh rhetoric as much as “emotional overload” skilled by the US president in gentle of the very difficult peace talks between Russia and Ukraine which have gotten underway.
