“A terrible thing”: Trump reacts in his own style to the latest missile attacks on Ukraine
7 April 10:55
US President Donald Trump answered a question about his attitude to the latest Russian shelling of Ukraine, in particular the strike on Kryvyi Rih, which killed 19 people, 9 of them children.
The American leader did not come up with anything new this time, saying that it was all terrible and would never have happened if he had been president before.
“We are talking to Russia, we would like to stop it. I don’t like the bombing. They go on and on, thousands of young people die every week. It’s a terrible thing that shouldn’t have happened, and it wouldn’t have happened if I were president. One hundred percent,”
– trump said.
on April 4, Russia fired a ballistic missile into a residential area of Kryvyi Rih, killing 19 people, 9 of whom were children. On the night of April 6, Russians fired ballistic missiles at Ukraine, one of which landed in Kyiv, leaving one dead. These attacks take place against the backdrop of Russia’s “peaceful” negotiations with the United States and an apparent warming of relations between the two.
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Chronicle of US-Russian negotiations
on February 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Assistant to the Prime Minister Yuri Ushakov met in Saudi Arabia with an American delegation, represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Volz and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
After the talks, the US State Department reported that the delegations agreed to “eliminate irritants” in bilateral relations and continue to work on preparing talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The parties also agreed to appoint high-level groups for further negotiations on Ukraine.
The media reported that the US and Russia discussed a three-stage peace plan for Ukraine, which consists of the following stages:
- A ceasefire.
- Holding elections in Ukraine.
- Conclusion of a peace agreement.
on February 27, negotiations between the Americans and Russians continued in Istanbul. According to the Russian side, they discussed the normalization of diplomatic relations. The Kremlin also allegedly demanded the return of 6 properties that had been seized from Russians in the United States during 2016-2018, and also proposed to resume air travel.
on March 13, Putin met in Moscow with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The parties have not yet made any statements about the results of this meeting, except for the words of Trump’s national security adviser Mike Volz that there are grounds for cautious optimism.
on March 25, the United States agreed with Ukraine and Russia to ban attacks in the Black Sea.
