Trump on Putin: “He’s Gone Completely INSANE”

Donald Trump, who has long praised his own relationship with Vladimir Putin, shocked over the weekend with an unusual condemnation of the Russian president. In a post on Truth Social, Trump writes:

“I have always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin from Russia, but something has happened to him. He’s gone completely INSANE! He’s needlessly killing many people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being sent into Ukrainian cities for no reason at all.“

From Ally to Alarm Bells

Trump’s comment marks a significant shift in tone towards Putin, whom he has previously spoken of with admiration.

Now he portrays the Russian leader as unstable and responsible for mass murder of civilians. Trump’s warning is clear: If Putin truly attempts to conquer the whole of Ukraine, it could spell Russia’s downfall.

He simultaneously directs his criticism towards Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he accuses of harming his country with his rhetoric. “Everything he says creates problems. I don’t like it, and it must stop,” Trump writes, emphasizing that the conflict should not be attributed to him.

A Personal Defense

Trump also makes it clear that he sees himself as blameless in the ongoing war.

According to him, the conflict would never have started if he were still in the White House: “This is Zelensky’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s war, not ‘Trump’s’.

I’m just trying to put out the big and ugly fires that have been started by gross incompetence and hatred.”

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