Trump erupts against Putin like never before and sums him up in one sentence

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has launched his most forceful verbal attack to date against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

After the deadliest bombing since the war in Ukraine began, Trump broke his silence with a statement filled with outrage: "He has gone completely mad."

The statement, published on his Truth Social network, marks a drastic shift in the stance of the U.S. president, who has maintained a cordial relationship with the leader of the Kremlin for years.

"I have always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has completely lost his mind!", Trump wrote, visibly distressed by the scale of the Russian attack, which resulted in at least 12 deaths - including three children - and dozens of injuries.

“It’s killing a lot of people”: Trump's anger at Russian violence

The president was particularly affected by the indiscriminate nature of the attacks.

“It is killing a lot of people unnecessarily, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being launched at cities in Ukraine for no reason,” he criticized.

For Trump, recent events confirm an old suspicion.

“I have always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a part, and perhaps that is proving to be true. But if he tries, that will lead to the fall of Russia!”, he warned.

The Russian offensive this weekend, regarded as the largest in terms of deployed weaponry, involved the launch of 298 drones and 69 missiles in a single night.

The cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Khmelnytskyi were among the hardest hit, suffering severe damage to civil infrastructure and widespread power outages.

Broken conversations and sanctions on the horizon

Trump's outburst comes at a particularly delicate moment.

Just days earlier, he had a two-hour phone call with Putin to discuss a possible ceasefire, an initiative supported by the United States.

Even so, the Russian attack occurred during a prisoner exchange day, which for Trump represents a contradiction that exacerbates the crisis and undermines any diplomatic efforts.

Criticism of Zelenski: "Everything he says causes problems."

Not only was Putin the target of criticism in Trump's message, but he also lashed out at the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for what he sees as counterproductive rhetoric in the midst of war.

"In the same way, President Zelenski is not doing his country any favors with the way he speaks. Everything he says causes problems. I don't like it, and he'd better stop," he commented.

The U.S. president questioned whether Zelensky's calls for a stronger response from the West are escalating tensions.

Trump's speech also targeted his successor in the White House, Joe Biden, whom he directly blames for the escalation of the conflict. He insists that under his presidency, the war would never have broken out, and that now his role is to attempt to contain chaos generated by others.

“This war would never have started if I were president. This is the war of Zelensky, Putin, and Biden, not of ‘Trump’. I am just helping to put out the big and ugly fires that have been ignited by great incompetence and hatred,” he concluded.

“I am just helping to extinguish the large and ugly fires that have been caused by great incompetence and hatred,” he added.

Meanwhile, the war continues

Alongside the verbal exchange, a swap of 1,000 prisoners per side took place between Russia and Ukraine, marking one of the few recent gestures of détente.

However, peace talks remain stalled.

Moscow controls approximately 20% of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, and violence has escalated with massive attacks that have put several cities in jeopardy.

From Kyiv, Zelensky's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, has warned: “Without pressure, Moscow will not only continue killing but will also grow stronger.”

For his part, Zelenski has called on the United States and its allies for a firm response, emphasizing that "America's silence only emboldens Putin."

Trump breaks the mold: A new chapter in U.S. foreign policy?

Trump's words could signal the beginning of a new approach in U.S. foreign policy.

With his straightforward style and polarizing rhetoric, the Republican mogul has blown up what remained of his former fondness for Putin, whom he has known "for a long time" and with whom, in his own words, he has "always gotten along well... but now he is sending rockets to cities and killing people, and I don't like this at all."

The breakup, summarized in the phrase "he has completely lost his mind," marks the end of an era and raises questions about Trump's role in a potential return to the presidency.

Beyond political intentions, his words serve as a clear warning: if Putin persists in his offensive, he risks not only Ukraine but also the fate of his own country.

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