During a press appearance marked by his trademark bluntness, former President Donald Trump voiced sharp criticism over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, focusing on what he called a “massive failure” left behind by the Obama and Biden administrations. His remarks came in response to Russia’s recent missile strikes that coincided with peace talks between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump expressed disappointment that such attacks occurred at a moment when diplomacy should have been at its most fragile and promising.
He did not spare words for either side. Addressing Putin directly, Trump urged an immediate halt to the fighting, pressing for a peace agreement that would end the bloodshed. He portrayed the missile strikes as a sign that Russia might not be genuinely committed to ending the war, calling the timing “a deliberate act of hostility” that undermines confidence in any negotiation process.
Turning to the United States’ own role, Trump accused previous administrations of mishandling the issue of Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. He argued that the Obama-Biden leadership’s…
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