Kremlin responds to Trump's harsh criticism of Putin
Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has commented on US President Donald Trump's recent remarks following the latest air attacks on Ukraine in which he said Putin had gone "absolutely crazy".
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti
Quote from Peskov: "Of course this is a very sensitive moment, which naturally carries emotional weight for absolutely everyone and provokes emotional reactions.
We are closely monitoring all the reactions. At the same time, President Putin makes the decisions that are necessary to ensure the security of our state." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]
Details: Peskov went on to complain that Ukraine had allegedly threatened foreign leaders who had been invited to Moscow for the recent Victory Day celebrations. He claimed that is why Russia had been "forced to take measures". "And President Putin is doing what has to be done to ensure Russia's security," Peskov said.
Background:
- Shortly before, Trump told journalists that he is not happy with what Putin is doing and stressed that he did not understand the motives behind the Russian leader's current decisions.
- He later posted a strongly-worded comment on his social network, Truth Social, in which he said Putin had gone "absolutely crazy" and warned that if he tried to seize all of Ukraine, it would lead to "the downfall of Russia".
- On the night of 23-24 May, the Russians launched 14 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 250 attack drones on Ukraine. The defence forces shot down six ballistic missiles and 128 drones; another 117 drones disappeared from radar or were suppressed by electronic warfare.
- On the night of 24-25 May, the Russians launched a combined strike on Ukraine using 367 aerial weapons, more than 310 of which were destroyed or neutralised.
- On the night of 25-26 May, Russia carried out a third consecutive combined strike on Ukraine, this time deploying 364 aerial weapons. Ukraine’s air defence shot down nine cruise missiles and neutralised 288 Russian UAVs.
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