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05/26/2025May 26, 2025
Trump considering additional sanctions on Moscow
told the media he was “not happy with what Putin is doing,” and replied “absolutely” when asked if he was considering further sanctions on Russia.
His comments come after Russian launched the biggest aerial strike targeting since its full-scale invasion in 2022.
“I’ve known him a long time, always gotten along with him, but he’s sending rockets into cities and killing people and I don’t like it at all,” he said.
“We’re in the middle of talking and he’s shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities. I don’t like it at all. And I’m surprised. I’m very surprised.”
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05/26/2025May 26, 2025
Trump says attempt to conquer all of Ukraine would lead to Russia’s ‘downfall’
US President Donald Trump called President Vladimir Putin “crazy” on Sunday after Moscow targeted Ukraine with a deadly series of attacks that killed at least 13 people amid a .
“I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” he added.
The remarks coming from Trump against Putin signal an increasing frustration with Moscow.
He said Putin is “needlessly killing a lot of people” by firing missiles and drones into Ukrainian cities “for no reason whatsoever.”
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Russia continued its aerial attack on Ukraine, killing at least 12 people even as the biggest prisoner exchange took place between the two countries on Sunday.
Ukraine’s military said Sunday it had shot down 45 Russian missiles and 266 attack drones overnight as Moscow targeted its neighbor for a second night running.
The prisoner exchange was completed on Sunday under which Ukraine and Russia have each released 303 prisoners.
It has been the biggest prisoner exchange since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of its neighbor, according to a report from Russia’s RIA news agency citing the country’s Defense Ministry.
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