WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump delivered bleak prospects for imminent peace between Russia and Ukraine after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday for the first time since he warned Putin he's "playing with fire" by attacking Ukraine during peace talks.
Trump, in a June 4 post on Truth Social, described the one hour and 15 minute phone call as a "good conversation" but added that it was "not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace."
"We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes, by Ukraine," Trump said, referring to Ukraine's surprise drone attack that destroyed dozens of Russian bombers, "and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides."
"President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields," Trump said.
The Ukraine attack was the most damaging Ukrainian attack on Russia in the three years since Moscow invaded.
