US President Donald Trump on Saturday (April 26) criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for escalation of missile attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine and questioned whether Putin really wanted to end the war.
Trump, who published on Social Truth, wrote: “There was no reason for Putin to shoot missiles in civilian areas, cities and cities in the last few days.”
Trump expressed frustration over the renewed violence and said that the attacks made him doubt Putin’s intentions: “That makes me think he may not want to stop the war, just taps me.”
Trump also indicated a harder response if diplomatic efforts failed, suggesting that economic measures could be intensified. “They have to be different, through” banking “or” secondary sanctions? “Trump wrote.
Trump emphasized the human cost of conflict and added: “Too many people are dying !!!”
Russian strikes in Ukraine
Trump’s last reaction comes after Russian attacks in Ukraine killed three people overnight and injured six others, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. According to local governor Vadym Filashkin, two people died on a strike on Yarov in the Ukrainian region of Eastern Donetsk. Another mortality was reported in the Dnipropetrovskka region, where the governor Serhiy Lysak said there was an 88 -year -old woman and an eleven -year -old girl among the injured.
Prone and rocket fire
The Ukrainian Air Force announced that Russia has released three missiles and 114 drones overnight. Of this, 66 drones were destroyed and 31 bait drones did not achieve its goals, the Air Force said in its statement.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that his air defense had shot down 45 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Russia claims control over the border areas of Kursk
The Russian highest general, Valery Gerasimov, told President Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the Ukrainian forces were fully pushed out of the Russian border area of Kursk. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov gave information to the Russian state media outlet Interfax.
In response, Putin allegedly congratulated Russian troops and said: “The complete defeat of our enemy along the Kurns’ border region creates the right conditions for further achievements for our units and in other important areas of the queue.”
North Korean troops confirmed the fight for Russia
In a large confession Gerasimov confirmed that North Korean soldiers participated in combat missions along with Russian forces in Kursk. He appreciated the North Korean troops and said that “they proved high professionalism, showed bravery, courage and heroism in the battle”.
The background of the deployment of soldiers
Last autumn, Ukraine, the US and South Korea accused North Korea of sending 10,000 to 12,000 soldiers to Russia. Moscow and Pyongyang previously avoided the confirmation of the presence of North Korean forces, only reporting their cooperation, which corresponded to international law.
Trump and Green Discuss the Peace Agreement in the Vatican
Even today, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelsky met briefly on Saturday in the city of the Vatican on the outskirts of the funeral of the Pope.
Ukrainian presidential spokesman Serhia Nykyphorov said that both leaders spoke for about 15 minutes and described the discussion as “very constructive” with both sides prepared to move quickly towards a potential ceasefire.
No scheduled second meeting
While the next meeting was originally planned for a later Saturday, Nykyphorov said it was canceled due to planning conflicts.
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