In a recent development, the Kremlin has suggested that President Donald Trump is succumbing to "emotional overload," following his comments labeling Russian President Vladimir Putin as "absolutely crazy.
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This comes in the aftermath of Russia's most aggressive aerial assault on Ukraine yet.
According to One America News, Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to express his concerns about Putin's mental state, following a devastating onslaught of 367 drones and missiles launched by Russia, which resulted in the death of 13 Ukrainians. "Something has happened" to Putin, Trump wrote, adding, "He has gone absolutely crazy. Needlessly killing a lot of people."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to Trump's comments, attributing them to an "emotional overload of everyone involved." This exchange comes amidst escalating tensions between the two nations, with Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealing that Ukraine's Western allies have lifted all restrictions on the range of weapons being supplied, fueling speculation that Berlin may be preparing to provide Kyiv with Taurus cruise missiles.
Between Sunday and Monday, Russia launched a staggering 355 drone attacks against Ukraine, marking the largest drone-only assault since the onset of the war, as reported by the Ukrainian Air Force. Peskov defended these attacks as retaliatory, citing Ukrainian strikes on Russia's "social infrastructure" as the justification for the escalation.
Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones across multiple regions within Russian territory. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the wave of Russian airstrikes, asserting that they served no legitimate military purpose. Instead, he characterized them as "an obvious political decision by Putin, a choice by Russia to prolong the war and destroy lives."
Trump, while speaking in New Jersey late on Sunday, expressed his disapproval of Putin's actions. "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. He further added on Truth Social, "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!"
However, Trump also had stern words for Zelensky, arguing that his rhetoric was causing problems and not serving Ukraine's interests. "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I dont like it, and it better stop," Trump wrote about Zelensky.
As Kyiv's European allies move to impose additional sanctions on Russia, the United States has signaled that it will either persist in its efforts to facilitate peace negotiations or disengage entirely, should meaningful progress fail to materialize.
Last week, Trump and Putin held a two-hour phone conversation to discuss a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal aimed at halting hostilities. Trump later characterized the discussion as having gone "very well," maintaining that both Russia and Ukraine would "immediately begin" negotiations toward a ceasefire and a broader resolution to the conflict.
While Ukraine has publicly committed to a 30-day ceasefire, Putin has thus far only indicated Russias willingness to collaborate on drafting a memorandum outlining a potential future peacea response that Kyiv and its European partners have dismissed as a stalling tactic.
The first direct negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations since 2022 took place on May 16th in Istanbul, Turkey. Aside from a significant prisoner-of-war exchange conducted last week, the talks yielded minimal, if any, substantive progress toward establishing a ceasefire or de-escalating hostilities.
Currently, Russia maintains control over approximately 20% of Ukraines territory, including Crimeathe strategically significant southern peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. As the situation continues to evolve, the world watches with bated breath, hoping for a peaceful resolution to this escalating conflict.
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