Vladimir Putin, the president of the United States, was called “absolutely crazy” by Russian President Vladimir Putin after Moscow carried out its largest aerial assault of the conflict against Ukraine, killing at least 13 people.
Trump’s remarks, which were made late on Sunday, were hardly a rebuke of Putin.
Vladimir Putin of Russia and I have always been in good hands, but something happened to him. He has become “absolutely crazy”! the writing of the US president.
“I’ve always said that he wants everything in Ukraine, not just a small piece,” I’ve always said, “and maybe that’s right, but it will lead to Russia’s demise”! he continued.
Russia’s Air Force reported an unprecedented number of drone strikes against Ukraine on Sunday night, according to the comments made by the Ukrainian Air Force. It claimed that despite having 266 drones and 45 missiles, Russian forces had deployed 298 drones and 69 missiles.
In terms of the amount of weapons used, the Russian attack was the most violent, but more casualties have come from other strikes.
On Sunday, the country’s emergency services reported a “terror” atmosphere throughout the country, and regional officials said there were victims aged 8 to 17 in the Zhytomyr region.
More than 60 others were hurt.
This brutality cannot be stopped, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on social media.
He said, “The silence of America and others around the world only encourages Putin,” adding that “sanctions will undoubtedly help.”
Sanctions
Trump has voiced his frustration with Putin and his inability to end the now three-year-old conflict, which the US leader had promised to do upon his return to the White House.
He had for a long time boasted of his close friendship with Putin, and he had repeatedly argued that Russia is more interested in negotiating a peace agreement than Ukraine.
Trump made it clear that he is getting frustrated with the Russian president earlier on Sunday.
“Putin’s actions are not what I’m happy with. He is frequently killing people. And I’m still undecided what the heck happened to Putin,” Trump told reporters as he left northern New Jersey, where he had spent the majority of his weekend.
I’ve known him for a while, and we’ve always been friends, but I’m not happy about him killing people with his rockets in cities.
Trump responded, “Absolutely,” when asked if he was thinking about putting more sanctions on Russia.
In his social media post, Trump also criticized Zelenskyy, who is more frequently the subject of his critics, saying that “he does not do his country any favors by speaking the way he does.”
He remarked of Zelenskyy, “Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don’t like it, and it better stop.”
Russia is demonized by Europe.
Russia and Ukraine still lack the ability to reach a peace agreement.
Trump and Putin reportedly exchanged two hours during which time the US leader promised to “immediately begin negotiations toward a ceasefire” in Moscow and Kyiv.
Putin, however, only announced a vague proposal to work on a “memorandum” outlining Moscow’s demands for peace and made no commitment to put a stop to his three-year invasion of Ukraine.
The first face-to-face meetings between Russian and Ukrainian officials since 2022 took place in Turkiye following that meeting. No direct talks were scheduled, the Kremlin claimed on Thursday, though.
Europe also criticized the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Kaja Kallas, the head of the European Union, urged Russia to put “the most powerful international pressure” on it to end the conflict. She stated in a post on X that the attacks “again demonstrate Russia’s desire for more suffering and the destruction of Ukraine.” It’s depressing to see children being killed and harmed among innocent victims.
German Foreign Affairs Minister Johann Wadephul also denounced the attacks, saying that “we shouldn’t allow him to conduct this,” adding that Putin does not want peace, but rather to continue the war.
“We will approve further sanctions at a European level for this reason.”
Russia announced on May 16 that it had exchanged another 303 Ukrainian prisoners of war for the same number of Russian soldiers held by Kyiv in the final phase of a trade deal that was reached in Istanbul.
Source: Aljazeera
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