Russia calls Trump 'emotional' after US leader slams 'crazy' Putin

Russia says Donald Trump is displaying signs of "emotional overload" pursuing nan US President's fierce condemnation of nan Kremlin's largest aerial strikes connected Ukraine.

Trump said connected Sunday that Vladimir Putin "has gone perfectly CRAZY," aft nan Russian leader launched nan largest aerial onslaught of Moscow's three-year full-scale warfare connected Ukraine.

"I've ever had a very bully narration pinch Vladimir Putin of Russia, but thing has happened to him. He has gone perfectly CRAZY! He is needlessly sidesplitting a batch of people, and I'm not conscionable talking astir soldiers. Missiles and drones are being changeable into Cities successful Ukraine, for nary logic whatsoever," Trump posted connected Truth Social.

Hours earlier, Trump said: "I'm not happy pinch what Putin is doing. He's sidesplitting a batch of people, and I don't cognize what nan hellhole happened to Putin."

Moscow launched overnight attacks connected Friday, Saturday and Sunday successful Ukraine, sidesplitting astatine slightest 29 group complete 3 days and injuring dozens more, according to officials.

The Russian authorities connected Monday sought to downplay nan value of nan remarks, describing them arsenic an "emotional reaction."

"This is simply a very important moment, which is associated pinch nan affectional overload of perfectly everyone and pinch affectional reactions," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

He besides said Moscow is "truly grateful to nan Americans and personally to President Trump" for his efforts to bring Moscow and Kyiv to nan negotiating table.

But nan conflict could person consequences for Russia. Trump besides told reporters connected Sunday that he's "absolutely" considering further sanctions against Russia, which Kyiv has pushed for.

Trump antecedently said he would not subordinate successful immoderate caller sanctions because he thought "there's a chance" of progress, but remarked that could change.

At slightest 25 group were killed successful 2 rounds of overnight attacks successful Ukraine complete nan weekend, including children, officials said, and dozens much group were injured. At slightest 4 group were killed overnight into Monday, officials added.

Russia has been intensifying its aerial bombardment of Ukraine arsenic world unit mounts connected Putin to work together to nan ceasefire plan, which has nan backing of nan US and Kyiv.

Russia's attacks group up different captious week successful discussions complete an extremity to nan conflict.

Earlier this month, teams from Kyiv and Moscow met face-to-face for nan first clip since nan war's early weeks, but nan flicker of dream that surrounded those talks was seemingly extinguished erstwhile Moscow pressed up pinch its assaults connected Ukrainian cities and again rejected calls to work together to a 30-day halt successful fighting.

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