Trump Condemns Putin After Russia Launches Deadly Airstrikes Across Ukraine

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Trump Condemns Putin After Russia Launches Deadly Airstrikes Across Ukraine

 

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a sharp rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the most intense aerial assault since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. On Sunday night, waves of drones and missiles rained down on several Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv, killing 12 civilians, three of them children, and injuring dozens more.

🇺🇸 — TRUMP ON PUTIN: "I'm not happy with what Putin's doing... he's sending rockets into cities and killing people — and I don't like it AT ALL. We're in the middle of talking and he's shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities. I don't like it at all." pic.twitter.com/nOLJ9ciNLV

— Belaaz News (@TheBelaaz) May 25, 2025

 

Speaking to reporters at an airport in New Jersey before returning to Washington, Trump appeared visibly disturbed by the scale and brutality of the attacks. “I’m not happy with Putin. I don’t know what’s wrong with him,” he said. “He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that.”

 

The strikes, which Ukrainian officials described as the largest aerial attack of the war, involved 367 projectiles launched by Russian forces overnight. Despite these aggressive moves, Trump had recently been optimistic about the possibility of brokering peace, even holding a two-hour phone call with Putin just last week. The president had previously maintained that he had always "gotten along with" Putin, but his tone shifted significantly in light of recent events.

 

“He’s sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don’t like it at all,” Trump said, while also hinting at the possibility of imposing further sanctions on Moscow.

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the bombardment by reiterating his willingness to negotiate a ceasefire, while casting doubt on Russia’s sincerity in pursuing peace. In a public statement, he appealed to the United States and other global powers to ramp up pressure on the Kremlin. “Silence only encourages him,” Zelenskyy warned, in reference to Putin.

 

Keith Kellogg, Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, also weighed in on the developments, calling the Russian strikes “shameful” and demanding an immediate ceasefire.

 

The attacks followed Russia’s claims that it had been targeted by a major Ukrainian drone assault on Sunday, with officials saying they had intercepted around 100 drones over Moscow and other parts of central and southern Russia. This escalation comes despite a significant diplomatic breakthrough earlier in the week, when both Russia and Ukraine completed a prisoner exchange involving 1,000 captives on each side.

 

The intensification of violence has cast a shadow over ongoing efforts to bring the conflict to an end. With cities shaken and civilians caught in the crossfire, Trump’s uncharacteristically harsh criticism of Putin marks a notable shift in his rhetoric—and adds new weight to international calls for Russia to halt its deadly campaign.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Sky News  2025-05-26

 

 

[Pouatchee]

hope he puts his money where his mouth is... as long as no nukes are involved...

 

 

[hotsun]

Up to Europe to do something. Personally i think ukraine is doomed. Germany is right to increase their defense budget

[daveAustin]

^^^ Indeed, as America would never step in when they know they might not win a fight.

Trump is so lame, he actually thinks he’s pally with Putin and has any kind of sway over him, where that dude is another level of devious and only understands one kind of retort. But yes, Europe needs to drop with all the liberal prissy nonsense of the last few decades and man-up. 

[Tug]

Deeds not words!

[FlorC]

Not only this :

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-tries-to-kill-putin-by-downing-his-chopper-in-massive-drone-blitz-near-war-zone/ar-AA1FrVdV

 

But more Ukraine drones attacking futher into Russia.

Putin just replied. 👍

 

[Eric Loh]

As expected his self gratification and praise on his successful call with Putin was just pure malarkey. He got played by Putin again, He has accomplished nothing to stop the killings in Ukraine and Gaza. 

[John Drake]

No alternative now. Either Trump is an idiot or a Putin accomplice or both. It is true that Europe needs to take the lead in Ukraine and the US needs to shore up Asia. But Trump isn't doing either. Instead, he's threatening Japan, Taiwan, and failing on the Philippines. And wants a Nobel Prize for peace.

[xylophone]

6 hours ago, Social Media said:

Keith Kellogg, Trump’s envoy to Ukraine, also weighed in on the developments, calling the Russian strikes “shameful” and demanding an immediate ceasefire.

One could say that Putin had trump and Kellogg for breakfast!

[CANSIAM]

Time to increase the pressure DT, Putin thrives on weakness...............

[johnnybangkok]

6 hours ago, hotsun said:

Up to Europe to do something. 

So since the end of WWII, America used Europe as its 'front' for combatting communism, establishing US bases and filling the continent up with nucleur weapons but now when a strong response is required, Trump (I won't say America as I don't believe most Americans think this way) wants VERY little to do with it and is hard pressed to find any criticism of Putin. However, he is happy to publicly dress down Zelensky. “He’s killing a lot of people. I’m not happy about that.” - give me a break. Why doesn't he be done with it and just slap the back of his hand and call him a very naughty boy! 
You can't have it both ways - if you've declared yourself the 'leader of the free world' then start backing down when you need to act like it and antagonise the very partners you have cultivated over decades, then don't be surprised when you are ignored by the likes of Putin, who is playing Trump for the fool he is.

NB. And no one is saying Europe shouldn't be doing more and spending more. But the US is the self-proclaimed 'big dog' in the fight and Trump needs to start acting like it rather than the lap-dog he is currently.       

[candide]

7 hours ago, Social Media said:

“I’m not happy with Putin. I don’t know what’s wrong with him,”

Trump still doesn't know what's wrong with Putin, really? 🤣