Kremlin Aide Slams Trump as “Not Sufficiently Informed” on Ukraine

A top Kremlin aide, Yury Ushakov, has accused US President Donald Trump of being “not sufficiently informed” about the situation in Ukraine. This comes after Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he’s “playing with fire.” Trump’s comments were made on Truth Social, where he stated, “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!”

Ushakov responded on Russian state TV channel Russia-1, saying, “Trump says a lot of things. Naturally, we read and monitor all of this. But in many ways, we have come to the conclusion that Trump is not sufficiently informed about what is really happening in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian confrontation.” Ushakov claimed Trump appears unaware of Ukraine’s alleged “massive terrorist attacks” against Russian cities and only sees Russia’s strikes, which Moscow claims are targeting military infrastructure.

The Kremlin’s reaction to Trump’s comments comes as Russia intensifies its aerial campaign against civilian targets in Ukrainian cities. Dozens of civilians have been killed by Russian drone and missile strikes against residential areas in the past few weeks. According to CNN’s tally using Ukrainian Air Force data, four of the five largest drone attacks launched by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale war occurred over the past two weeks.

In response to Russia’s actions, Trump accused Putin of having gone “absolutely CRAZY,” saying, “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever.”

The spat between Trump and Moscow escalated further when former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev responded to Trump’s threat, saying, “I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!” Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, called Medvedev’s comments “reckless,” stating, “Stoking fears of WW III is an unfortunate, reckless comment”.