Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ‘Putin is afraid of the US but not Europe’ in latest attack on allies
Donald Trump has said that Vladimir Putin “fears the US” but not Europe in his latest attack on Washington’s closest allies.
In comments likely to cause concern in Europe, Trump said that a mission to capture the Russian President mirroring the operation to seize Nicolas Maduro would “not be necessary”.
Trump told reporters: “Putin is not afraid of Europe. He’s afraid of the United States of America as led by me. There’s no fear of Europe.”
He also repeated claims that Europe had “fallen behind” with areas that were “not recognisable” due to immigration. Trump and his MAGA allies have frequently backed far-right parties in Europe.
Elsewhere, at least four people were killed in Kyiv as Russia fired total of 278 missiles and drones overnight, according to Ukraine’s military, which said it downed 244 of them in flight.
Just hours earlier, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky alerted the nation about Russia’s intention to launch a large-scale offensive and urged people to take shelter when asked.
