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Trump says he spoke to Putin about Ukrainian attacks | Trump says he spoke to Putin about Ukrainian attacks |
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The US president has described the phone call as “a good conversation” | The US president has described the phone call as “a good conversation” |
US President Donald Trump has said he held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss the Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airbases. | US President Donald Trump has said he held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to discuss the Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airbases. |
Ukrainian drones hit multiple Russian airbases on Monday in a coordinated assault. Targets ranged from Murmansk in the Arctic to Irkutsk in Siberia. Kiev claims the strikes damaged or destroyed approximately 40 Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22 long-range bombers. Moscow has not verified these claims, stating that most of the incoming drones were intercepted. | |
Reports suggest the attack was executed using explosive-laden drones launched from commercial trucks that had been covertly brought into Russian territory. | |
Trump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, writing that the call with Putin lasted more than an hour, describing it as “a good conversation.” | |
“We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides,” he wrote, noting, however, it was “not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace.” | |
Trump added that the Russian president “did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.”DETAILS TO FOLLOW |