Trump says he is 'very surprised' Putin has ramped up attacks on Ukraine [View all]
Source: Guardian
Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that was “very surprised” that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has intensified the bombardment of Ukrainian cities despite the US president’s efforts to broker a ceasefire.
“I’m not happy with what Putin is doing. He’s killing a lot of people and I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin”, Trump said at an airport in New Jersey. “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.”
“We’re in the middle of talking and he’s shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities,” Trump said. “I don’t like it at all. And I’m surprised. I’m very surprised.”
Asked by a reporter what he intended to do about the renewed Russian assault on Ukraine, Trump said: “We’ll see what we’re going to do. What, am I going to tell you? You’re the fake news, aren’t you? You’re totally fake.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-attacks
Trump went on to complain that "something happened" to Putin: "What the hell happened to him?"
Trump: "I'm not happy with what Putin is doing. He's killing a lot of people and I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've known him a long time ... we're in the middle of talking and he's shooting rockets into Kyiv and other cities. I don't like it at all. I'm surprised."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-05-25T22:20:24.302Z
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