- Donald Trump rebukes Vladimir Putin after more Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine
- “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him,” Trump writes. “He has gone absolutely CRAZY!”
- The Russian government replies by thanking Trump for his work on fostering negotiations with Ukraine, and says: “This is a very important moment which is connected to an emotional overload of everyone involved”
- The Kremlin’s response is pointedly polite – it suggests a determination not to antagonise the US president, writes Vitaliy Shevchenko
- Last night, Russia fired 355 drones and nine missiles at Ukraine – the Ukrainian air force says it was a record number of drones launched
- Russia says it intercepted 96 Ukrainian drones across 12 regions overnight, including six over Moscow
Source BBC