Paying tribute to Trump - after the attack: "Just get it"

Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Paying tribute to Trump - after the attack: He gets it right

John Edgar

Updated 00.10 | Published 00.02
 

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• Ukraine attacked a Russian airfield with ballistic robots, prompting a massive Russian counterattack against Ukraine's power grid with 93 robots and around 200 drones.
• The Russian attack coincided with President Biden's decision to allow the use of US ATACMS robots by Ukraine, which has been criticized by Donald Trump.
•  Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, expressed support for Trump's criticism of Biden's decision, stressing that the Kremlin wants peace on its own terms, rather than a truce.
  

Ukraine attacked a Russian airfield with ballistic missiles.

Then Russia retaliated with a giant attack - and paid tribute to Trump.

- He understands exactly, says Putin's spokesman.

            

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93 robots and around 200 drones were used in the attack on the Ukrainian electricity grid during Friday.

- At the same time that Ukrainians are waking up to the coldest day so far this winter, the enemy is trying to break us with this cynical terrorist attack, Maxim Timchenko, CEO of Ukraine's largest private energy company, told Reuters.

Donald Trump recently criticized Biden's decision. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP

Revenge after Biden's message

Millions of civilians were affected by power outages in temperatures around minus six.

The Russian attack was in retaliation for a Ukrainian ballistic missile attack on a Russian airfield earlier in the week.

The robot attack was able to be carried out after President Biden gave the go-ahead for Ukraine to use the US ATACMS robotic system against targets on Russian soil.

After the Russian revenge, Dmitrij Peskov, spokesman for Putin in the Kremlin, paid tribute to the future president Donald Trump, who in an interview with Time was strongly critical of Biden's decision.

Burning buildings in Chernihiv after Russia's attack. Photo: AP

Emergency services in Kharkiv after a drone attack. Photo: AP

"Trump gets it right"

- The statement is consistent with our position, with our opinion on the reason for the escalation, he says according to The Moscow Times.

- It is clear that Trump understands exactly what is escalating the situation.

In the interview with Time, Trump says that the situation in Ukraine is "crazy" and that he is "violently opposed" to sending American robots deep into Russia.

- Why do we do it? We are only escalating the war and making it worse. It would not have been allowed, says Donald Trump.

Trump says he wants to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia - but does not want to reveal how.

Dmitry Peskov. Photo: Sergei Bobylev / AP

A test launch of the Russian Yars ballistic robot. Photo: AP 

Want a truce for Christmas

- When I talk to people, I feel like I have a very good plan to help, but if I start to reveal that plan, it becomes an almost useless plan, he tells Time.

At a press conference in the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov spoke about the increasingly frequent reports of negotiations. Last week, Hungary stated that it has a plan for a ceasefire for Christmas that it wants to sell to Ukraine and Russia.

- We do not want a truce. We want peace after our conditions and our goals are met, he says according to The Moscow Times.

Trump was named Person of the Year by Time the other day. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP