Trump says Putin has 'gone absolutely CRAZY,' considering more sanctions on Russia

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-says-putin-has-gone-absolutely-crazy-considering-more-sanctions-russia-2025-05-26/

Summary:
-Russia launches large-scale attacks for three consecutive nights
-Trump says considering more sanctions on Russia
-Trump says Zelenskiy should stop talking the way he does
-Zelenskiy says air attacks are Putin's 'political choice'
-Kremlin suggests Trump is emotionally overloaded

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" by unleashing a massive aerial attack on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Trump posted the remark on social media as sleeping Ukrainians woke to a third consecutive night of huge Russian aerial attacks, listening for hours to drones buzzing near their homes and eruptions of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire.

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"Something has happened to him (Putin). He has gone absolutely CRAZY!" Trump said of the Russian president on Truth Social.

"I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!"

Trump also criticised Zelenskiy, posting that the Ukrainian leader "is doing his Country no favours by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop."

The Kremlin, asked about Trump's remark about Putin being "crazy," thanked the U.S. people and Trump for their assistance in launching peace negotiations but suggested Trump and others might be emotionally overloaded.

"This is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Zelenskiy, in his nightly video address, did not directly address Trump's criticism. He said the repeated barrage of Russian attacks reflected Putin's "political choice" and proved the Kremlin was not interested in ending the war.

"There is no military sense in this, but it is an obvious political choice - a choice by Putin, a choice by Russia - a choice to continue the war and destroy lives," he said.

Zelenskiy said the attacks - more than 900 drones as well as missiles over three nights - showed that Russia was "playing with diplomacy." Russia, he said, "deserves full-scale pressure, everything that can be done to limit their military capability."

Swarms of drones are being launched by both sides while fierce fighting is under way along key parts of the front.

The Ukrainian Air Force said the most recent overnight Russian attack hit targets in five locations, but did not elaborate, implying military damage.

The western region of Khmelnytskyi, which is home to a military air base, was targeted by seven cruise missiles and scores of drones, and residential buildings and industrial facilities sustained damage, officials said. A 14-year-old boy was reported injured in the Black Sea region of Odesa.
The Russian Defence Ministry said its strike hit targets at Ukraine's Starokostiantyniv air base in Khmelnytskyi region. The Kremlin said the attacks were directed at military targets and that the strikes were a response to significant Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian targets.
'I'M NOT HAPPY'
Speaking to reporters at the airport in Morristown, New Jersey, Trump said of Putin: "I don't know what's wrong with him. What the hell happened to him? Right? He's killing a lot of people. I'm not happy about that."

He raised the possibility of imposing more sanctions on Russia in response to the ongoing attacks.
In the biggest aerial assault of the war, Russia pummelled Ukrainian cities and other targets with at least 367 drones and missiles the previous night into Sunday, killing at least 12 people, including three children in the northern region of Zhytomyr, Ukrainian officials said.
The Russian attack was the largest of the war in terms of weapons fired, although other strikes have killed more people.
Ukraine has also attacked Russia with drones, including some aimed at Moscow that briefly closed the city's airports.
Trump has been pressuring Russia and Ukraine to end the more than three-year war, but the two sides remain far apart - and while major powers talk, the war is intensifying and Russian forces are advancing in eastern Ukraine.
European leaders have been disappointed by their inability so far to win over the U.S. leader to their cause in the war started by Russia, and to convince him to cross the threshold of imposing major new sanctions.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped that Trump's ire towards Putin would now result in new sanctions that could dissuade the Russian leader from acting further.
The Kremlin says it is conducting what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine to protect Russia from NATO encroachment on its borders. Ukraine says Russia launched an unprovoked war of aggression.

>>1408157 (OP)
>.reuters
This is not a valid news source

>>1408162
Yes it is

>>1408162
You have to go back

So Putin's cheques stopped? I'm not surprised, he's dead broke now.

>>1408157 (OP)
Honestly I can see the Putin's strategy now:
>Convince Trump he'll end the war if Trump just let him talk
>Get Trump to pull US support because it'll be the only way he talks
>Have no intention of talking or making any peace treaty
>Know Trump is far too egotistical to ever admit he was wrong withdrawing aid or trusting you

Trumps doing fantastic on the economy but hes really fucking up with how hes handling Russia. This war was supposed to be over by now. Just kick Jewlensky to the curb, stop handing them our tax dollars, and let it be done with. You want to be a peacemaker? Give Ukraine to Russia. Boom. No more war in Europe. Easy. Get to work President Trump.

>>1408199
Incredible. Not a single correct sentence.

>>1408199
>Trump wanted deal signed with UK's Starmer. That is achieved: but Starmer gets better part of that. Trump folds like a lawn chair
>Starmer signs deal with EU which destroys Brexit, that which Trump supported previously. Trump folds like a lawn chair
>Starmer's continued support for Ukraine, thus telling Putain to go fuck himself
>Trump folding like a lawn chair. The PM he has that 'Special Relationship' with stands up to Putin, now eyeballs-deep in his own Vietnam. Meanwhile, Vietnam welcomes US veterans with no ill will. They certainly welcome NVidia's investment in their country before November 2024. Since then, Trump fucks up in every way imaginable. Putin fucked up even more before then. Not conquering Ukraine in three days: three years since and no conquering of the whole of Ukraine in all that time? He's folded like a lawn chair too.
Starmer is the Strong Man now.

>>1408191
tRump 's wetting his beak on many different sources now. Meme coin, Net & -Ya-Hoo, Musk, stocks, etc. he don't need Putin no more.

>>1408202
>he thinks Trump folded
>he hasn't read the Art of the Deal

low IQ moment you're having there buddy. Have you ever played chess?

>>1408206
>Yeah he just gave them a deal that's incredibly in their favor and backtracks all his talking points, but that's just step 1!
>When we get to step 3, we'll be kings of the world!
>No, I don't know step 2

>>1408207
>>No, I don't know step 2

Actually thats where you're wrong, tranny.

>>1408208
Ok, what's next then? Trump decides to do the tariff tango at the start of next month, rocking the stock market and our international reputation yet again until he gets a deal that's effectively the same thing it was before he got into office, but slightly worse?

>>1408209
>What's next

Not here to spoon feed you.

I'll do you a solid though and give you the tools required to figure Trump's plan out yourself

https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Art-Deal-Donald-J/dp/0399594493

"Give a man a fish and he will eat for one day. Teach a man to fish and he will never grow hungry"

>>1408209
The Art of the Deal is simple.
1. Trump finds leverage on someone, 2. offers them a deal which is extremely unreasonable, 3. negotiates downwards to his true goal, and 4. walks away if they disrespect him.
This is why he told Zelensky to get fucked. Zelensky is in a war for survival, Trump offered to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine in exchange for minerals, Zelensky tried to go back on his word and Trump walked away.
Same shit with the EU. Trump has leverage (tariffs) and knows that the EU is going to enter a recession if they aren't lifted. Trump made an offer, EU made a counter-offer, Trump softened his tariffs in response, and now they're slowly coming to terms.
Retards look at Trump's day to day actions like he's scoring points in a game.

>>1408206
>he thinks
At least >>1408202 does
You, Trump and Putin never will
>and >>1408206 will never know that The Art of the Deal was written for Trump by Tony Schwartz because Trump is functionally illiterate
Gee, I wonder how Starmer became a barrister then Director of Public Prosecutions then ultimately Prime Minister with a massive majority? You'll have to be more than a chess grandmaster to figure that one out

>>1408199
>Trumps doing fantastic on the economy
He single handedly crashed the stock market with his tariffs in a smooth brained trade war which he's STILL doing against all logic and sense. The only people benefitting from his chaos are private equity and the extremely wealthy that can afford to buy up stocks and companies, further consolidating wealth when things eventually bounce back. This is going to have lasting effects on the working class and prevent upward mobility.

trump has the mierdas touch- everything he touches turns to shit.

>>1408213
>1. Trump finds leverage,
>2. Offers them a deal which is extremely unreasonable
>3. Blackmails downwards
>4. Walks away if they tell him to get fucked.
So, basically a Criminal Gangster then? People like that should be locked up, not given the keys to your economy. Why do you fuckers support such a dog turd? Do you think you will benifit by sucking on his coat tails and empowering such behaviour? He will turn on all of you in a second if he thinks it will benefit him. America used to be an example for the Free World to follow, now it's a lesson on 'Not What To Do',

>>1408220
Hit dogs will holler.

>>1408228
A membrane-skinned orange dog hollers the loudest when hit with words it doesn't like and its little yappers are hit the hardest by the words of those who don't follow their pack leader

>>1408200
This isn't English class since that apparently upsets you. If you have anything to disprove the post itself you would have done so by now.

>>1408229
Eternal Europoor seethe

>>1408213
>See, we offer a deal we don't get, then we reduce down to a deal that's effectively the same thing we had before, and if they wound my ego I leave and get nothing

>>1408212
So no, you don't know step 2. Good to know.

>>1408238
See
>>1408213

>>1408237
>Effectively the same thing
It isn't tho. And the fact you had to sneak in the word "effectively" proves even you know they aren't the exact same deal. And if you actually read the deal you'd know Trump is significantly on top

>>1408241
>It isn't tho.
The 'deals' he made with China and the UK are legitimately rollbacks with a few bonuses FOR THEM.

>>1408244
Wrong. Verifiably, factually. You are fake news

>>1408246
He's not wrong.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariff-agreement-us-china-uk-what-it-means-what-to-know-rcna206365
>With China, the U.S. has secured no major changes other than offsetting step-downs of recent import duties and import restrictions.

>And an accord with the U.K., announced last Wednesday, offered little beyond improved access for U.S. meats and ethanol.

>The White House has said both agreements are starting points. While it’s been enough to soothe international markets and restore U.S. stock gains, the Trump administration has little to show in the way of concessions gained from the agreements.

>>1408246
How? In both cases they reduced tariffs back to previous amounts, with the US getting next to nothing. China got to INCREASE their tariffs on us relative to what they were when we had the same tariff amount on them, while the UK got increased access to US exports when they already import more than they export to us.

>>1408234
hit dogs will holler

>>1408246
>fake news
Which destroys Trump's use of those words, therefore you're fake news and reality doesn't care about your feelings. Good

>>1408247
>nbcnews
Uh huh

>>1408275
>legit news source on the /news/ board
Yes.

>>1408276
You're supposed to post trash rags like NYPost or Fox, or maybe some random Indian news site

>>1408247
>(((NBC News)))

>>1408276
>legit news source
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/no-hoax-why-russia-investigation-remains-one-trump-s-biggest-n1233630
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-says-medical-exam-really-went-well-rcna70891
>legit news source
>legit news source
>legit news source
"No"

>>1408298
Neither of those articles fit your assertion. Just because it doesn't fit your agenda doesn't make it false, moron.

>>1408286
>>1408298
Wrong board
>>>/pol/

>>1408157 (OP)
>Trump now getting actively mocked by Russian media for having an emotional outburst
Jesus Putin played him like a fucking fiddle and now he can only tantrum. Trump did too good of a job convincing the republican party "aide to Ukraine BAD" that he can't backtrack even if he wanted to.

>>1408347
>Jesus Putin
Whomst?

>>1408350
Vlad's Mexican cousin

>>1408350
>The perils of forgetting a comma

>>1408347
Actually no, Trump is playing Putin and Europe like a fiddle. Read the Art of the Deal. Europe and Ukraine are already folding and the cracks are beginning to show in Russia. It's blatantly clear Trump is winning if you knew anything at all or did any real research into 5D chess political strategy

>>1408450
>the Art of the Deal
Written by Tony Schwartz because Trump is functionally illiterate.
Ukraine doesn't have to win. It just doesn't have to lose. Russia has to win - and it can't. Starmer got the better part of that deal with Trump and he signed a deal with EU that destroyed Brexit. Also, by supporting Ukraine, he's telling Putin to go fuck himself.
Trump is a moron. Putin is eyeballs deep in his own Vietnam. Both have folded like lawn chairs. Trump not fucking up months into what is now an adminifrustration and is the laughingstock of the world? Putin now three years into not conquering Ukraine that should have taken him three days? Both are weak.
Starmer is the Strong Man now.

>>1408462
>Ukraine doesn't have to win. It just doesn't have to lose.
kek
I hate Ukraine shills so much its unreal

>>1408463
hi projecting russia shill

>>1408464
Please explain how that sentence makes sense.

>>1408465
you're the shill and nobody likes you

>>1408465
Not him but it makes perfect sense in the context that he was replying to someone who was simping for Putin's illegal land grab

>>1408463
>Russian bots: 'Putin can conquer Ukraine in just three days'
>three years later, Putin is eyeballs-deep in his own Vietnam
kek
I laugh at Russia shills so much it's unreal

>>1408475
Ukraine is in a war for survival. If they're not winning, they must necessarily be losing, and all of the pitpul in the world won't change that fact.

>>1408488
how many days to kiev, bart?

>>1408489
I feel like
>if you're not winning, you're losing
is something their shill handler tells them all the time

>>1408488
Putin's ass cancer is already making him loopy. I doubt the "war" would last another week after he dies.

>>1408492
I thought it was pancreatic cancer and he had 2 weeks to live 3 years ago?

>>1408530
https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/why-leaders-like-putin-are-paranoid-about-guarding-their-poop/
https://nypost.com/2022/05/14/russias-vladimir-putin-ill-with-blood-cancer-secret-recording/

>>1408489
Is Ukraine winning?

Are the Russiabots winning?
Decades ago, Americans fought because they were ordered to. Vietnamese fought because they had to. Before late last year, NVidia started investing in Vietnam. The latter are glad of that, and before then as now, they welcome US veterans with no ill will. Putin is in his own Vietnam. How long before westerners start investing in Russia, just as they were before early 2022?
Ukraine doesn't have to win. It just doesn't have to lose. Russia has to win - and it can't.
Is Vietnam a pariah state, Ivans & bots of /news/?
Ukrainians are fighting because they have to. Russians are fighting & dying because they're ordered to. North Koreans are being sent out and don't even know where they're going.
Are you winning three days from the start of this war, Putin shills of /news/? Oh wait.