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(NewsNation) — The Kremlin has dismissed President Donald Trump's criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin, attributing it to "emotional overload" pursuing a series of deadly airstrikes successful Ukraine.
“We are truly grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance successful organizing and launching this dialog process,” Russian spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said successful effect to caller remarks from Trump, according to Reuters.
“Of course, astatine the aforesaid time, this is simply a precise important moment, which is associated, of course, with the affectional overload of everyone perfectly and with affectional reactions," Peskov said.
Trump’s code toward Russia appears to beryllium shifting arsenic helium pushes Moscow and Kyiv toward the dialog table. The White House has grown progressively frustrated with the Kremlin, and Trump has go progressively vocal astir it.
Trump says Putin has gone 'crazy'
Trump lashed retired astatine Putin implicit the weekend, claiming the Russian person has gone "absolutely crazy."
“I’ve ever had a precise bully narration with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but thing has happened to him. He has gone perfectly CRAZY!” Trump wrote Sunday nighttime connected societal media.
Trump said Putin is “needlessly sidesplitting a batch of people,” pointing retired that “missiles and drones are being changeable into Cities successful Ukraine, for nary crushed whatsoever.”
Speaking to reporters arsenic helium near New Jersey connected Sunday, Trump said, “I’m not blessed with what Putin’s doing. He’s sidesplitting a batch of people. And I don’t cognize what the hellhole happened to Putin. I’ve known him a agelong time, ever gotten on with him, but he’s sending rockets into cities and sidesplitting people, and I don’t similar it astatine all."
Russia launches largest drone onslaught since commencement of war
Hours aft Trump's comments, Russia carried retired what Ukrainian officials described arsenic the largest drone onslaught of the warfare to date, launching implicit 350 drones crossed aggregate large cities, including Kyiv and Kharkiv. While the figures stay unverified, the interaction has been wide reported.
The onslaught was the largest aerial battle since Russia’s full-scale penetration of the state successful February 2022, according to Ukrainian officials. At slightest 12 radical were killed, and dozens were injured.
Trump weighs sanctions against Russia: Report
Trump is contemplating caller sanctions against Russia successful an effort to unit the Kremlin into negotiating an extremity to the warfare and accepting concessions, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The White House has not confirmed the report, but property caput Karoline Leavitt told NewsNation, "This warfare is Joe Biden's fault, and President Trump has been wide helium wants to spot a negotiated bid deal. President Trump has besides smartly kept each options connected the table."
Trump unhappy with Zelenskyy's rhetoric
Trump’s vexation is not constricted to Moscow.
Trump has besides said he's unhappy with the rhetoric from Kyiv and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and that helium believes some sides are not doing capable to scope a peaceful solution.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
