Trump calls Putin “absolutely crazy” over recent Ukraine attack

Donald Trump, the US President said late on Sunday he is “not happy with what Putin’s doing,” after Moscow introduced its biggest aerial strike of the complete war on Ukraine overnight. President Trump adder that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “gone absolutely crazy.”

Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown in New Jersey that “He’s killing a lot of people. And I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,”, as he prepared to return to Washington. President Trump said “I’ve known him a long time. Always gotten along with him. But he’s sending rockets into cities and killing people. And I didn’t like it at all.” In addition the attacks took place while he and his Russian counterpart were “in the middle of talking”.

In his speech on tariffs, the President Trump said he will adjournthe execution of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9. Trump said that after a “good call” with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, he agreed to move the date to buy time for bargain with the bloc.

Trump had cautioned with the 50% tax on all imports from the European Union in a social media post on Friday, and had said the 27-member bloc which “was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States” had been “very difficult to deal with” on trade and that negotiations were “going nowhere”. EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič responded to Trump’s threat by reiterating the bloc’s commitment to securing a trade deal that “works for both” and is based on “respect, not threats”.

He added he would “definitely” impose further penalties against Russia, a measure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advocated for. Moscow introduced a barrage of drones and missiles in back-to-back strikes on cities and villages across Ukraine, including its capital Kyiv, killing at least 12 and injuring dozens.

On Sunday, Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 367 drones and missiles at the country overnight, making it the largest single aerial attack since the start of Russia’s complete invasion of Ukraine.

When asked by a reporter if he would potentially impose additional sanctions on Russia, Trump said he would “absolutely” consider doing so.

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