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Trump Frustrated with Putin Over Ongoing Ukraine War
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Saturday over the mounting casualties in Ukraine, delivering his sharpest criticism yet of the Kremlin chief amid ongoing efforts to broker peace.
"I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people," Trump declared during a press conference held in Florida, where he appeared alongside top Cabinet members including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The rebuke emerged in the aftermath of Washington's military operation against Venezuela, which Trump characterized as a "large scale strike" that resulted in the detention of President Nicolas Maduro. According to Trump, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were also "captured and flown out" of the country.
When pressed by reporters on whether the Venezuelan operation was discussed during his latest conversation with Putin, Trump definitively denied any such exchange occurred.
"We never spoke about Maduro," he stated.
Addressing the protracted conflict in Ukraine—now approaching its fourth anniversary—Trump suggested that diplomatic headway is being achieved. He characterized "progress" as being made towards resolving the ongoing Ukraine war and repeated his longstanding assertion that the war "should have never happened. If I were president, it would have never happened."
The comments signal a complex diplomatic posture from Trump, who has simultaneously pursued dialogue with Moscow while expressing public dissatisfaction with the human toll of Putin's military campaign in Ukraine. The president's dual approach—engaging with Putin diplomatically while condemning the warfare's lethality—reflects the delicate balancing act Washington faces as it attempts to facilitate negotiations.
"I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people," Trump declared during a press conference held in Florida, where he appeared alongside top Cabinet members including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The rebuke emerged in the aftermath of Washington's military operation against Venezuela, which Trump characterized as a "large scale strike" that resulted in the detention of President Nicolas Maduro. According to Trump, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were also "captured and flown out" of the country.
When pressed by reporters on whether the Venezuelan operation was discussed during his latest conversation with Putin, Trump definitively denied any such exchange occurred.
"We never spoke about Maduro," he stated.
Addressing the protracted conflict in Ukraine—now approaching its fourth anniversary—Trump suggested that diplomatic headway is being achieved. He characterized "progress" as being made towards resolving the ongoing Ukraine war and repeated his longstanding assertion that the war "should have never happened. If I were president, it would have never happened."
The comments signal a complex diplomatic posture from Trump, who has simultaneously pursued dialogue with Moscow while expressing public dissatisfaction with the human toll of Putin's military campaign in Ukraine. The president's dual approach—engaging with Putin diplomatically while condemning the warfare's lethality—reflects the delicate balancing act Washington faces as it attempts to facilitate negotiations.
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