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Trump said that Putin would retaliate against Ukraine President Vladimir Putin of Russia told President Trump during a phone call yesterday that he planned to retaliate against Ukraine for its major drone attack over the weekend, the American leader said. In a post on social media, Trump described the call as “a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace.” Trump did not say whether he had tried to dissuade Putin from attacking Ukraine.
During a meeting in Russia today, Putin did not mention Ukraine’s audacious drone strikes on Russian strategic bombers, but focused instead on apparent railway attacks that killed seven people on Sunday.
Putin accused Ukrainian leaders of launching attacks to intentionally disrupt the peace process. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, charged Putin with stalling talks in order to delay a new package of U.S. sanctions.
Context: Despite the recent Ukrainian attack in Russia, on the whole it is Russia that is on the offensive in Ukraine, advancing on the battlefield and routinely bombarding cities with drones and missiles.
Iran: Trump said that he had asked Putin for help realizing a nuclear deal with Iran, and that the two leaders “were in agreement” that the country should not have nuclear weapons.
Other news about Ukraine:
European nations are increasingly optimistic that they can support Ukraine even if Trump decides to wash his hands of the conflict.
Drone attacks in Ukraine and Russia have demonstrated a new era of warfare and shown Western countries how ill-prepared they are for it.
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