ConflictsUkraine Ukraine updates: Trump warns Putin he’s ‘playing with fire’ Roshni Majumdar with AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters Published 6 hours agoPublished 6 hours ago Trump’s broadside on Putin comes as the Vatican again said it was open to hosting peace negotiations.
The attacks have been widely condemned, including by US President Donald Trump, who has also threatened Russia with new sanctions.
After a call with US President Donald Trump earlier this month, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was ready to work with Ukraine on such a memorandum.
The supposed Russian advancement follows as Russian leader Vladimir Putin faces immense pressure to accept a ceasefire deal, including from US President Donald Trump.
Trump said Putin was “absolutely crazy” for having accelerated its air campaign in Ukraine and the Kremlin said Trump was being “emotional.”
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Updates on Ukraine: Trump cautions Putin that he is “playing with fire.”.
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The Vatican once again stated that it was willing to host peace talks, coinciding with Trump’s jab at Putin. This comes after direct discussions between Russian and Ukrainian teams did not result in a definitive breakthrough. Take DW’s lead.
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Taking a more aggressive approach toward his Russian counterpart, US President Donald Trump has warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire.”. “..”.
That coincides with reports that his administration is considering options, such as sanctions, to coerce Russia into agreeing to a ceasefire agreement, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The Reuters news agency reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on Wednesday to meet with Friedrich Merz of Germany.
According to reports, Russia slowed an aerial bombardment on Ukraine compared to previous nights and captured four border villages in the northeastern Sumy region of Ukraine.
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Trump accuses Putin of “playing with fire”; skip to the next section.
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According to Trump, Putin is “playing with fire.”.
With peace efforts showing no signs of progress, US President Donald Trump has increased the rhetoric he uses against Russian President Vladimir Putin in his most recent remarks on his Truth Social platform.
“What Vladimir Putin is unaware of is that Russia would have already experienced a number of extremely disastrous events if it weren’t for me. “He’s playing with fire!” Trump exclaimed, without mentioning the specific “bad things” he stopped.
Trump has occasionally voiced his mounting annoyance with Putin as the deadly attacks on Ukraine continue, the most recent of which were the biggest drone and missile strikes since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
“All options are on the table” is another statement made by the US administration in response to Russia’s recent airstrikes on Ukraine (see entry below).
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See the next section for Russia’s top diplomat’s criticism and doubts about Merz’s competence.
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Russia’s top diplomat challenges Merz’s competence and criticizes him.
The choice to permit Ukraine to use long-range weapons in strikes on targets inside Russia was made a long time ago and, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, had been kept under wraps.
Speaking about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s announcement that range restrictions on weapons sent to Kyiv in the face of Russia’s invasion would be removed, Lavrov made the remarks.
Lavrov said Merz’s remarks demonstrated the “level of competence” among European leaders, according to the Russian state media agency TASS.
In Moscow, Lavrov told reporters alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, “[Merz] said yesterday with such pretentiousness that from now on and forever there are no restrictions on the range of strikes.”.
Meanwhile, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, cautioned that European countries were not making any contributions to peace initiatives.
Peskov went on to say, “Europeans in no way contribute to peace settlement efforts by doing what they do.”.
Ukraine has pushed for the provision of weapons and permission for strikes farther into Russia from its allies in the West.
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia began in February 2022.
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The president of Lithuania refers to the sanctions on Russia as the “Molotov cocktail.”.
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The president of Lithuania refers to the sanctions on Russia as the “Molotov cocktail.”.
On Tuesday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda urged the EU to impose more severe sanctions on Moscow in response to Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
Last week, Russia was subject to the 17th round of sanctions from the EU, which included measures to further restrict its so-called “shadow fleet”—which is used to transport oil and oil products.
On Lithuanian television, Nauseda declared, “Putin is alienating the entire world and deserves much harsher sanctions than those that are in place now.”.
“I sincerely hope that our European Union colleagues realize that the 17th set of sanctions was merely a prelude. The 18th package of sanctions, which is very similar to a Molotov cocktail, needs to be prepared. “.
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There are already plans for more sanctions, and Lithuania is among Kyiv’s most outspoken allies abroad.
Russia has attacked Ukraine with several large-scale airstrikes in the last few days. President Donald Trump of the United States has also denounced the attacks and threatened to impose new sanctions on Russia.
“I agree with Trump’s assessment that Vladimir Putin, the leader of the Kremlin, has gone absolutely crazy,” Nauseda said. “.”.
As this has been evident to us for a considerable amount of time, Nauseda stated, “Those are strong words and a completely appropriate statement.”.
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The foreign ministry claims that Russia is still working on a draft peace memorandum.
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is still working on a draft peace memorandum.
Russia is still drafting a memorandum outlining its terms for a potential peace agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.
A spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that the Russian draft was still being worked on and would be given to Ukraine when it was complete.
“Russia continues to develop a draft memorandum on a future peace treaty, defining a number of positions, such as the principles of settlement, the timing of a possible peace agreement, and a potential ceasefire for a certain amount of time if appropriate agreements are reached,” she stated.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin stated earlier this month that Moscow was prepared to collaborate with Ukraine on such a memorandum following a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump.
Trump: The conversation with Putin about Ukraine went “very well.”.
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Continue reading to see how Russia fired 60 drones at Ukraine, down from hundreds over the weekend.
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60 drones are fired at Ukraine by Russia, down from hundreds over the weekend.
Ukraine’s air force said Tuesday that Russia launched 60 drones at Ukraine overnight, fewer than the hundreds it launched over the weekend.
The air force reported that 43 drones had been destroyed, including eight that were redirected by electronic warfare and 35 that were shot down.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Monday that Russia had launched over 900 drones against Ukraine over the course of three nights.
Prior to the weekend, Ukraine launched a flurry of drone strikes, which Russia claimed were in “response” to.
According to Russia, between May 20 and 27, 2,331 Ukrainian drones were shot down by its air defenses, injuring civilians, including women and children. “.”.
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Proceed to the next section: Russia officially seizes Ukrainian border villages.
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Russia officially takes control of border villages in Ukraine.
Just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed he had ordered the creation of a buffer zone along the border, a local official reported Tuesday that Russian forces had taken control of four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.
Russia claims to have taken the villages, but Ukraine has not yet confirmed this or responded.
The alleged Russian breakthrough comes as US President Donald Trump and other powerful figures are putting tremendous pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire agreement.
According to the Reuters news agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to travel to Berlin on Wednesday as ceasefire negotiations come to a standstill.
Arms range restrictions are lifted for Ukraine by Germany and its allies.
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After Russia launches the largest airstrike of the war, the US declares that “all options are on table.”.
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The US declares that “all options are on table” following Russia’s largest airstrike of the conflict.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, US President Donald Trump is growing weary of the snail-paced peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump may “also decide not to impose new sanctions,” the report said, adding that the administration was considering broader sanctions against Russia this week. “,”.
Trump has “also smartly kept all options on the table” and wanted “to see a negotiated peace deal,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s statement to the newspaper. “..”.
After Russia launched the biggest airstrike in the more than three-year conflict against its smaller neighbor on Sunday, Trump delivered some of his harshest criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin accused Trump of being “emotional,” while Trump claimed Putin was “absolutely crazy” for stepping up its air campaign in Ukraine. “.”.
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While discussing the attacks, Trump repeatedly asked reporters “what’s wrong” with Putin and stated that he was “absolutely” considering imposing sanctions.
Kaja Kallas, the top diplomat for the European Union, described Russia’s recent air campaign as “totally appalling” and stated that the bloc will increase pressure on Moscow to engage in peace talks. “,”.
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