Donald Trump Claims Putin 'Has Gone Completely Crazy'
(Washington) US President Donald Trump claimed Sunday, following new Russian attacks on Ukraine, that Vladimir Putin had "gone completely crazy," warning that any attempt to conquer all of Ukraine would lead to the "downfall" of Russia.
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Agence France-Presse
"I've always had a very good relationship with Russian (President) Vladimir Putin, but something has happened to him. He's gone completely CRAZY!" Mr. Trump wrote on the Truth Social network.
"I've always said he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just part of it, and maybe that turns out to be true, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!" he added.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the country suffered a combined attack of 367 missiles at dawn on Sunday, including 69 missiles and 298 drones, following other massive strikes the previous night.
Ukrainian authorities reported 13 deaths.
Mr. Putin "is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being fired at cities in Ukraine, for absolutely no reason," Trump denounced.
The latter also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for "not doing his country any favors by talking the way he does."
"Everything that comes out of his mouth is creating problems," he warned. "I don't like what he's doing, and he'd better stop."
Volodymyr Zelensky called on Sunday for pressure on Russia to force it to cease these attacks, believing that "the silence of America and others only encourages Putin."
Since mid-February, the US administration of Donald Trump has been repeatedly calling for a ceasefire and has approached Moscow to achieve this, without any conclusive results so far.
Last Monday, Mr. Trump spoke for nearly two hours with his Russian counterpart. He expressed a positive attitude but ruled out any further pressure on Moscow.