Reuters. President Donald Trump turned his criticism on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (April 24) after Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones overnight, saying "Vladimir, STOP!"
"I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing," Trump wrote in a social media post a day after saying Ukraine's leader was hampering peace talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump's rare rebuke of Putin followed his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday (April 23) for saying Ukraine would not recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea - a longtime Kyiv stance.
