“Trump confirmed again that Americans They had not been informed in advance“, Said Yuri Ushakov, Kremlin advisor for international affairs, during a telephone press conference.
Ushakov acknowledged that during his fourth conversation since January both leaders addressed that matter, but did not confirm, as Trump said, that Putin He told him that he will respond to Ukrainian attacks after The destruction of approximately a dozen aircraft, including bombers, according to kyiv and NATO estimates.
“It was a good conversation, but not one that leads to immediate peace. President Putin said, very firmly, that he will have to Respond to the recent attack on aerodromes“Trump explained in a message on the Truth Social platform.
In turn, Putin today explained to his American colleague the results of the second round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations held last Monday in Istanbul and that He described as “useful.”
“Ukraine tried to torpedo these negotiations by perpetrating in direct order of the kyiv regime Attacks directed against civil objectives, against the civilian population“, said.
The Russian leader alluded to the derailment of two trains last weekend in the border regions of Briansk and Kursk, With seven dead and more than a hundred injured, and the attack this week of aquatic drones Against the Crimea bridge.
Although Ukrainian actions are qualified as “terrorism” by international law, he added, “The Russian part did not fall into provocation and second round, as is known, was held in Istanbul“
“In our opinion, the kyiv regime, in essence, has degenerated in a terrorist organization“He said.