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President Trump was not informed of a recent Ukrainian attack on Russia, The Hill’s sister network NewsNation confirmed Sunday. According to NewsNation, an administration official said the
Ukraine did not give the Trump administration advance notice of its drone strikes deep in Russian territory Sunday that wiped out dozens of nuclear “doomsday” bombers and other aircraft, according to reports.
Ukraine suffered another bombardment of aerial attacks from Russia Friday night into Saturday morning as successful talks toward a peace deal to end the war appear far from happening. There were 114 aerial attacks on Ukraine via drones and missiles overnight,
Washington reiterated its willingness to keep Kyiv’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization off the table, in line with Moscow’s demands.
The message came after Ukraine’s forces wiped out and damaged 41 of the Kremlin’s nuclear bombers and aircraft, attacking at least four air bases across Russia in a massive operation.
When President Donald Trump spoke last week by telephone with Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader committed to drafting and sending what he described as a “memorandum of peace” in the coming days laying out Russian requirements for a ceasefire with Ukraine,
Trump previously said his personal relationship with Putin would usher in peace for Ukraine. Now, he says Putin's gone "absolutely CRAZY!"
Would U.S. companies go back to Russia if there’s a peace deal over Ukraine? President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have raised the possibility. But a lot has changed since Russia
Christiane Amanpour speaks to Fiona Hill, former National Security Council Senior Director for Russian Affairs.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that the threat from China was real and potentially imminent as he pushed allies in the Indo-Pacific to spend more on their own defence needs.
Retired U.S. military leaders reacted on Sunday after Ukraine carried out a large-scale drone attack on Russian military aircraft deep inside the country, with one quipping that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "having a very bad day.