Russia Tries To Downplay Trump's Claim Putin Has Gone 'Absolutely Crazy'

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of Russia's business community at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 26, 2025.Russia downplays Donald Trump’s latest criticism of Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, describing the response as a sign of “emotional overload”.The US president accused his Russian counterpart of going “absolutely CRAZY,” blaming Putin for “needlessly killing a lot of people” following yet another massive assault on Ukraine over the weekend.He added: “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 has tried to force both Ukraine and Russia to negotiate an end to the war even though the conflict was triggered by Putin’s land grab in 2022.The US president has often expressed sympathy towards Russia’s aggression and suggested Ukraine will have to concede land in the name of peace.However, four months after Trump formally took office, Putin is yet to agree to even a 30-day ceasefire.Many international peace efforts have faltered and temporary truces have been quickly broken by new Russian attacks.Even so, after Trump’s sudden rant against Putin on his social media platform Truth Social, the Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clearly tried to strike a more conciliatory tone in his response.He said: “Of course, the start of the negotiation process, for which the American side made a lot of effort, is a very important achievement and we are truly grateful to the Americans and personally to President Trump for their help in organising and launching this negotiation process.“It’s a very important achievement. Of course, at the same time this is a very important moment which is connected to an emotional overload of everyone involved and emotional reactions.“We carefully monitor all the reactions. However, President Putin takes those decisions which are necessary for the security of our country.“We all witnessed how the Kyiv regime threatened foreign leaders before they came to Moscow to commemorate Victory Day. Everyone heard these threats by the Kyiv regime.“And many leaders who were here witnessed attempts by the Kyiv regime to strike Russian territory with drones, large cities, even the capital, on the eve of such an important day. These attempts continue. We are forced to take measures and President Putin does what is necessary to provide security for Russia.”The response completely overlooked the US president’s renewed threat of imposing fresh sanctions on Russia.Trump told reporters on Sunday night he was “absolutely” considering newHe continued: “I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin. I’ve known him a long time. Always gotten along with him.“But he’s sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don’t like it at all.”Meanwhile, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch appears to have been praised by the Russian Embassy in London, after she said on Sunday that Ukraine was fighting “a proxy war” against Russia on western Europe’s behalf.Her remarks were then quoted approvingly by the Embassy, which said Badenoch had “finally called a spade a spade”.Related...Russia Appears To Praise Kemi Badenoch For Her Latest Comments About The War In UkraineRussia Snubs Trump's New Pitch For Ukraine Peace Talks, Calling It 'Inelegant'Putin Is Putting People Older Than The Average Russian Life Expectancy In Positions Of Power, UK Says

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