President Donald Trump referred to as President Vladimir Putin of Russia “completely CRAZY!” in a Reality Social submit Sunday night after Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles impacting all Ukrainian areas, together with the capital Kyiv, within the largest aerial assault of the battle to date.
“I’ve all the time had an excellent relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia,” Trump wrote, “however one thing has occurred to him. He has gone completely CRAZY! He’s needlessly killing lots of people, and I’m not simply speaking about troopers.”
The weekend strikes killed at the least 12 folks, together with three kids within the northern area of Zhytomyr, in keeping with Ukrainian officers.
Trump additionally criticized President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, saying he “is doing his Nation no favors by speaking the best way he does” and that every thing “out of his mouth causes issues, I don’t prefer it, and it higher cease.” The president additionally referred to Russia’s ongoing battle in Ukraine as “Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s Conflict, not ‘Trump’s.’”
“I’m solely serving to to place out the large and ugly fires,” he wrote,” which were began by means of Gross Incompetence and Hatred.”
Earlier within the day, talking with reporters on the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, Trump mentioned of Putin: “I do not know what’s fallacious with him.”
“I do not know what the hell occurred to Putin. I’ve recognized him a very long time. At all times gotten together with him. However he is sending rockets into cities and killing folks, and I do not prefer it in any respect. We’re in the midst of speaking and he is capturing rockets into Kyiv and different cities,” Trump informed reporters.
“What the hell occurred to him?” the president continued.“Proper? He is killing lots of people. I am not joyful about that.”
Russia’s newest strikes in Ukraine “gave the impression to be one other setback to U.S.-led peace efforts, as Putin appears to be like decided to seize extra Ukrainian territory and inflict extra injury,” the Related Press experiences. The multi-day barrage got here after Kyiv had accepted an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in March proposed by the USA—one which Moscow successfully rejected, in keeping with Ukrainian officers. The New York Instances writes of Russia’s weekend assault: “The in a single day strikes underscored how months of diplomatic efforts to dealer a cease-fire have did not yield a breakthrough as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has dragged his toes on agreeing to any non permanent truce, including situations that he is aware of Ukraine is not going to settle for.”
Trump’s current feedback about Putin “sending rockets into cities and killing folks” come after Russia’s battle in Ukraine surpassed its third 12 months in February. As of that month, over 12,654 civilian males, girls, and youngsters have been killed, and over 29,392 injured, in accordance to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission. The total quantity of dying and destruction is tough to measure as Russia continues to ramp up its navy offenses.
