[Trump Rarely Criticizes Putin as "Totally Insane"]
On May 25th, U.S. President Trump posted on the social platform "Truth Social," stating that Russian President Putin was "totally insane" and if Putin attempted to annex all of Ukraine, Russia would collapse.
Trump's remarks came after Russia launched multiple large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine for several consecutive days. He wrote: "I have always had a good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but he is having problems now, totally insane! He is killing a large number of civilians indiscriminately, I am not just talking about soldiers. Russia is launching missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities without any reason. I have always said that he wants all of Ukraine, not just part of it, and this might come true, but if he does so, it will lead to the collapse of Russia."
In addition to criticizing Putin, Trump also accused Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, saying his words "cause trouble for the country": "The way President Zelenskyy speaks doesn't bring any benefits to the country either. Every word he says creates problems, I don't like it, and it's better to stop."
Trump also reiterated that "if I were president, the Ukraine war wouldn't have happened," and distanced himself from the Ukraine-Russia conflict, saying "this is Zelenskyy, Putin, and Biden's war, not mine," "I am just helping to extinguish the great disaster caused by severe incompetence and hatred."
It is worth noting that hours before, Trump told reporters in an interview that he was dissatisfied with Putin, saying "something has changed in him": "I don't know what's wrong with this guy, I've known him for a long time, we have always got along well. But now he is firing missiles at cities and killing people, I don't like it. I do not approve of what Putin is doing, he is killing people, something must be wrong with this guy, I really don't like it."
Trump also added that he "of course" considered imposing sanctions on Russia.
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