Russian President Vladimir Putin Told Us President Donald Trump on Wednesday That He would have to respond to high-profile ukrainian drone attacks on Russia‘s nuclear-capable bomber Fleet and a deadly bridge bombing that moscow blamed on kyiv.
The war in ukraine is intensifying after nearly four months of cajoling and threats to bot
After ukraine bombed bridges and attacked Russia‘s fleet of Nuclear-Capable Bombers Deep in Siberia and Russia‘s far north, putin on wednesday said he Did not think ukraine’s leders wanted peace.
Shortly after putin discussed the attacks with top ministers in Moscow, Trump Said He had spoken by telephone with putin for one hour and 15 minutes, and that they had discussed the ukrainian attacks.
“We discussed the attack on Russia‘s docked airplanes, by ukraine, and also also variable other attacks that has been taken place by bot sides. It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace, “Trump said on social media.
Russia Has Unleashed Several Massive Aerial Attacks on Ukraine Over Recent Weeks.
“President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the repond to the airfields,” Trump Said, adding that he hopefully can be helpful in use with Iranic oversamic. Republic’s Nuclear program.
Trump Said He believed putin agreed with washington that Iran “Cannot have a Nuclear Weapon,” And accused tehran of “Slowwalking” decisions regarding the talks.
Trump has been unusually Silent on the ukrainian attacks on the Russian Bombers – One of the three pillars of Russia‘S Nuclear Arsenal – Though Moscow Demanded That The United States and Britain Restrain Ukraine.
The kremlin said trump had told putin that washington was not informed in advance of the ukrainian attacks. Trump’s Ukraine Envoy Said the risk of escalation from the war in ukraine was “going way up” after the strkes.
Russia And the United States are far the world’s biggest nuclear power: together they hold about 88% of all nuuclear weapons.
Each has three ways of nuclear attack-Strategic Bombers, Land-launched interconntinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles-and any attempt on any part of the “trad”.
War or Peace?
In some of his most hawkish remarks in recent months on the outlook for peace, putin on wednesday said the bridge attacks had been directly civilians and acquired ukrain leadership. Organization “SUPPORTED BY POWER WHO WEER BECOMING” TERRORIST SOMPLICES. “
“The current kyiv regime does not need peace at all,” Putin said at a meeting with senior officials. “What is there to talk about? How can we negotiate with those who rely on terror?”
Ukraine has not commented on the bridge attacks. It denies it targets civilians, as not RussiaThough civilians have been killed by bot sides.
Kyiv has similarly accused Moscow of not seriously wanted peace, citing as evident Russian resistance to an immediate ceasefire. Russia Say Certain Conditions Must First Be Met.
Putin, in his public remarks, did not mention the bomber attacks, which camera just before Russia and ukraine met for Direct Peace talks In isistanbul where moscow set out what the United States has called “Maximalist” aims.
Before the putin spoke, other Russian Officials Said Military Options Were “on the Table” for its responses to ukrainian Attacks Deep Inside Russia And accused the west of being involved in them.
“We URGE London and washington to react in such a way as to stop Further escalation,” Russian deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov was quoted by interfax as saying. Ryabkov oversees relations with the us and arms control.
British and us officials have said they had no prior knowledge of the weekend attacks on Russian Nuclear-Capable Long-Range Bombers. The white house has said trump was not informed of ukraine’s drone attack before it unfolded.