Ukraine-Russia struggle newest: Trump once more blames Zelensky for ‘starting’ Ukraine struggle over Kyiv’s Patriot supply | EUROtoday

For a showman given to overarching high-wire performances in each theatre at house and overseas, Donald Trump’s current criticisms of Russia have been distinctly mumbled – displaying he doesn’t have the braveness of his lack of conviction.

“I was told they made a mistake,” he mentioned.

One can solely guess whether or not he made this declare after speaking with Vladimir Putin’s officers. It appears extra possible that he got here up with the road to keep away from additional world condemnation of Russia for an additional struggle crime.

A Chinese nationwide preventing in Ukraine alongside Russian forces has mentioned Russia’s military took his conscription cash and he by no means received to make use of the pay.

Zhang Renbo, captured in Donetsk area by Ukrainian Defense Forces, mentioned that the financial institution card, on which he was receiving his navy payment from the Russian military contract, was solely utilized by Russian troopers.

“I received a card with a deposit of 200,000 rubles (£1842), but I couldn’t use it. In fact, the money, along with the phone that had the app linked to the card, was periodically taken by Russians and spent under the pretense of fuel expenses or chargers. So I was unable to use that money myself,” Zhang mentioned at a press convention with Ukrainian information company Ukrinform.

A Ukrainian in a single day drone assault killed an 85-year-old lady, injured 9 folks and sparked fires in a number of buildings within the Russian metropolis of Kursk close to the border with Ukraine, regional officers mentioned this morning.

More than 20 blasts shook the Russian territory, in keeping with preliminary stories from Russia’s Telegram channels Baza and SHOT, who cited sources within the safety companies and regulation enforcment.

“Kursk has been subjected to a massive enemy attack overnight,” the Kursk area administration mentioned on its Telegram channel.

A multi-storey residence constructing was broken in results of the drone assault, with a number of flats catching fireplace, performing mayor of Kursk, Sergei Kotlyarov mentioned on Telegram.

Residents have been evacuated to a close-by college, he added.

Drones additionally hit additionally an ambulance storage, damaging 11 vehicles, the area’s administration mentioned.

A collection of blasts shook the Russian metropolis of Kursk close to the border with Ukraine early this morning, reported Baza and SHOT Telegram channels, which regularly publish data from sources within the safety companies and regulation enforcement.

According to the preliminary stories, residential buildings have been broken within the area going through Ukrainian incursion. Photos shared by the Telegram channels confirmed what appeared like a multi-storey residential constructing on fireplace at night time.

US President Donald Trump has defended Russia’s “terrible” missile assault on Sumy as a “mistake”.

“I think it was terrible and I was told they made a mistake, but I think it’s a horrible thing. I think the whole war is a horrible thing,” he informed reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night.

Ukraine might be partitioned like Berlin after the Second World War as a part of a peace deal, US President Donald Trump’s particular envoy for Ukraine and Russia has prompt.

Retired lieutenant normal Keith Kellogg mentioned in an interview with The Times that UK and French troops may undertake zones of management within the west of the nation, forming a “reassurance force”.

Russia’s military may stay within the occupied east, and between the 2 could be Ukrainian forces and a demilitarised zone, mentioned Gen Kellogg, who was beforehand nationwide safety adviser to former vice-president Mike Pence.

Two ballistic weapons hit town centre at about 10:15 am native time [GMT 07:15] on considered one of busiest church-going days of the yr, destroying a bus and several other vehicles.

Pictures from the scene confirmed strains of black physique luggage on the facet of the highway and our bodies wrapped in foil blankets.

Donald Trump has as soon as once more falsely blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for “starting” the struggle in Ukraine with out acknowledging Russia’s navy invasion.

The US president was requested about Mr Zelensky’s current supply to buy extra Patriot missiles from the Trump administration.

“I don’t know. He’s always looking to purchase missiles, you know, he’s against… listen. When you start a war, you got to know that you can win the war, right? You don’t start a war against somebody that’s 20 times your size. And then hope that people give you some missiles,” Mr Trump mentioned.

He has beforehand additionally blamed Mr Zelensky for “starting” the Ukraine struggle, referred to as the Ukrainian president a “dictator” after which refuted his personal assertion.

In February this yr, the US president pointed fingers at Kyiv for Moscow’s 2022 invasion and claimed Ukraine had “started the war” in remarks that despatched shockwaves around the globe.

The UK has despatched Ukraine £752m ($990m) to purchase air defences and artillery as a part of a broader $50bn worldwide mortgage programme backed by frozen Russian property, Britain’s authorities mentioned.

“The world is changing before our eyes, reshaped by global instability, including Russian aggression in Ukraine,” finance minister Rachel Reeves mentioned.

Defence secretary John Healey has mentioned Britain would give Ukraine £4.5bn of assist this yr and that the funds could be used to buy air defences, artillery and spare elements for automobiles and different gear.

Other British help consists of assist by its defence ministry to obtain radar programs, anti-tank mines and a whole lot of 1000’s of drones.

A senior Ukrainian MP has urged the FBI to analyze who’s spreading Russian propaganda within the White House after President Trump referred to as a lethal Russian missile strike a “mistake”.

Oleksandr Merezhko described Trump’s assertion in regards to the assault on Sumy as “disturbing”.

“It’s like saying that 9/11 was just a ‘mistake’ by al-Qaeda,” the chairman of the Ukrainian parliament’s overseas affairs committee mentioned.

“It a very disturbing statement by Trump which both encourages Putin to continue atrocities and demonstrates that someone in Trump’s entourage is pushing Russian narratives.”