In a shock escalation in global tensions, former President Donald Trump has denounced President Vladimir Putin of Russia, branding him “absolutely CRAZY” after the biggest airborne attack on Ukraine since war broke out. The attack, overnight of May 25–26, 2025, was with a 355 drones and nine cruise missiles on Ukraine in various cities. At least 12 people were dead, dozens more injured, in a wave of destruction that left global observers slack-jawed.
Speaking on his Truth Social platform, Trump’s comments mark a sharp departure from his long-held muted stance on Putin. “He has had some kind of misadventure. He’s just absolutely GONE!” The comments, which came in response to reports about the damaging air strikes, left Trump’s supporters scratching their heads. He also cautioned that Putin’s obsession with Ukraine and controlling it for Russia would cause Russia to collapse, warning the Russian Read More: is “pushing his country into disaster.”
The latest Russian attack has occurred despite ongoing international calls for de-escalation and the launch of peace negotiations. Trump’s criticism is a reversal of his previous position of staying diplomatically neutral. He had previously called for talks and had presented himself as a possible broker for peace. But the scope and brutality this time has apparently altered his calculus.
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Curiously, Trump also used the occasion to take a swipe at Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, claiming that Zelenskyy’s words were “not helping to make the process more constructive.” Even with the two-pronged scolding, Trump suggested the U.S. may also be at a point where it will look at further punishment of Russia, saying that ongoing aggression “doesn’t go unchecked.
