U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned on Might 30 that he was "very stunned" at Russian assaults on Ukrainian cities amid ongoing peace negotiations with Kyiv.
"I've gotten to see issues I used to be very stunned at. Rockets being shot into cities like Kyiv throughout a negotiation that was possibly very near ending," Trump mentioned throughout a information convention within the Oval Workplace.
"Swiftly rockets received shot into a few cities and folks died. I noticed factor I used to be stunned at and I don't like being stunned, so I'm very disenchanted in that approach," Trump added.
For 3 consecutive days over Might 24-26, Russia launched a collection of mass drone and missile assaults at Ukrainian cities, throughout which greater than 600 drones and dozens of missiles had been launched in one of many heaviest assaults of the battle thus far.
On Might 26, Russia carried out the biggest drone assault of the full-scale battle, which reportedly concerned 355 Shahed-type assault drones and decoys.
Trump mentioned he disapproved of Russia's latest missile assaults on Ukrainian cities throughout ongoing diplomatic efforts.
"I don't know what the hell occurred to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, I've identified him for a very long time," Trump mentioned on Might 25 amid the onslaught of assaults. "He's killing lots of people."
Regardless of the barrage of assaults and Russia's ongoing rejection of a 30-day ceasefire, Trump on Might 28 mentioned that "it'll take about two weeks, or week and a half," to find out if Putin severe about ending battle.
A day earlier on Might 27, Trump admitted that Russia would already be going through severe penalties, together with sanctions, if not for his actions.
"What Vladimir Putin doesn't notice is that if it weren't for me, numerous actually unhealthy issues would have already occurred to Russia, and I imply actually unhealthy. He's enjoying with hearth," he wrote on Fact Social.
Regardless of repeatedly threatening further sanctions towards Moscow, Trump has so far refused to implement a proposed sanctions bundle.
"If I believe I'm near getting a deal, I don't need to screw it up by doing that," Trump advised reporters on Might 28.
Regardless of the delays, key Trump ally and Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham, mentioned at a press briefing in Kyiv on Might 30 that the U.S. Senate is predicted to "begin transferring" subsequent week on a invoice introducing sweeping new sanctions towards Russia
White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned on Might 29 that Trump hopes that the forthcoming peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will "transfer the ball ahead" on his efforts to dealer a peace deal.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy