Russian President Vladimir Putin says if the 2020 US presidency wasn’t “stolen” from Donald Trump, the Ukrainian crisis would have never appeared
Vladimir Putin has aid he would not have invaded Ukraine if Donald Trump had won the 2020 US election then.
In an interview televised on RT, the warlord told a reporter: “If he [President Trump] had been the president. If the victory wasn’t stolen from him in 2020, maybe the Ukrainian crisis that arose in 2022 would have never appeared.”
Yesterday, ten Russian regions plus occupied Crimea were hit by Ukraine as US president Donald Trump revealed he seeks to speak with Putin to agree on ceasefire talks.
“I think Russia should want to make a deal,” Trump told reporters. “Maybe they want to make a deal. From what I hear, Putin would like to meet with me. We will meet as soon as we can. I would meet immediately. Every day that we don’t meet, soldiers are dying on the battlefield.”
Regarding Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump said: “He’s lost a lot of soldiers, and so has Russia….but Russia has lost more.” Putin’s motorcade was seen rushing to the Kremlin at 23.29 on Thursday night, ahead of the fierce bombardment of western Russia by Ukrainian drones.
The reason for his late night visit to his office was not clear as Trump piles on pressure for him to end his “ridiculous” war or face sanctions, tariffs, and plummeting oil prices, all of which could cripple the Russian economy. While Putin has an apartment in the Kremlin fortress, his main residence is a palatial mansion outside the Russian capital.
Meanwhile the head of his security council Sergei Shoigu – formerly his war-mongering defence minister – warned of war between nuclear powers. “Against the backdrop of increasing conflict and intensifying geopolitical rivalry in the world, the risks of a violent clash between major states, including with the participation of nuclear powers, are increasing,” Shoigu told official Russian news agency TASS.
Baza media outlet said Ukraine had “staged the most massive attack on Russian regions since the beginning of 2025”. Drones were aimed at Russian capital Moscow – but reportedly shot down. Ryazan oil refinery is one of the largest in Russia and critical for fuel supplies to Moscow. The refinery holds a capacity is 18 million tonnes a year, and it is owned by state company Rosneft, headed by close Putin crony Igor Sechin. There were complaints of a shortage of emergency workers to deal with the raging blaze.
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