President Donald Trump “was not happy” about Russian assaults on Ukraine with missiles and drones on Thursday (August 28, 2025) and deliberate to discuss extra in regards to the topic later, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned.
Since Mr. Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska practically two weeks in the past, little progress has been made towards a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine regardless of Trump’s makes an attempt to negotiate a halt within the combating.
Overnight assaults on Ukraine by Russia killed at the least 15 folks and broken buildings.
“He was not happy about this news, but he was also not surprised. These are two countries that have been at war for a very long time,” Ms. Leavitt mentioned of Mr. Trump.
She advised reporters that Mr. Trump will make a further statement on the state of affairs later on Thursday (August 28, 2025).
Ms. Leavitt mentioned the Russian assaults had been lethal and that Ukrainian assaults had accomplished vital harm in August to Russian oil refineries.
She mentioned Mr. Trump needs the battle to finish however that “perhaps both sides of this war are not ready to end it themselves.”
Mr. Trump has been pushing for Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet after which he would be a part of them for a three-way assembly to talk about ending the battle.
But no such Putin-Zelenskyy assembly is forthcoming as of but. Mr. Trump requested on Monday why Putin is reluctant to meet Zelenskyy.
