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(NewsNation) — As President Donald Trump hinted astatine a imaginable Ukrainian offensive, Ukraine unveiled a domestically produced cruise rocket that could scope heavy into Russia.
In a social media post Thursday, Trump promised "interesting times ahead" arsenic helium raised the imaginable of Ukraine not lone defending against Moscow, but attacking it.
"It is precise hard, if not impossible, to triumph a warfare without attacking an invaders country. It’s similar a large squad successful sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offense. There is nary accidental of winning!" Trump wrote.
Trump blamed the Biden medication for holding backmost Ukraine, though erstwhile President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to usage long-range U.S. missiles connected Russian onslaught sites successful precocious 2024 — a determination Trump called "stupid" astatine the time.
Trump's comments came arsenic President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Ukraine's latest weapons innovation: Flamingo cruise missiles with a scope of astir 2,000 miles.
The weapons could beryllium successful wide accumulation by aboriginal adjacent year, Zelenskyy said.
Earlier this week, Trump signaled the United States is prepared to enactment Ukraine successful the aerial but ruled retired a boots-on-the-ground approach.
Russian attacks continue, with nary bid woody successful sight
A week aft Russian President Vladimir Putin’s acme with Trump successful Alaska, regular attacks person continued with nary wide motion of a diplomatic breakthrough.
Russian missiles deed a “major American electronics manufacturer” located successful occidental Ukraine connected Thursday, according to Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. More than a twelve radical were injured.
Moscow fired 574 drones and 40 ballistic and cruise missiles successful the strike, the Ukrainian Air Force said, making it 1 of Russia's largest aerial attacks of the year
Zelenskyy has accused Russia of not being superior astir reaching peace.
"The signals coming from Russia are simply outrageous. They are trying to wiggle their mode retired of holding a meeting," helium said. "They don't want to extremity this war. They proceed their monolithic attacks on Ukraine and their ferocious assaults on the beforehand line."
Trump medication officials are hopeful Putin and Zelenskyy will beryllium down face-to-face within the adjacent 2 weeks, but the leaders person fixed nary denotation a gathering is planned.
NewsNation's Anna Kutz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
