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This comes as Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to retaliate following a major Ukrainian drone attack on airbases inside Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump are pictured before a meeting in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. (Image: AFP/File)
The Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin informed US President Donald Trump of Moscow’s plans to carry out retaliatory strikes against Ukraine during a recent phone conversation between the two leaders.
This comes as Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to retaliate following a major Ukrainian drone attack on airbases inside Russia. Speaking after a phone call with Putin, Donald Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social, “President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields.”
Recommended Stories Donald Trump warned that the phone call, which lasted more than an hour, would not “lead to immediate peace” between Russia and Ukraine.
The phone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin marked the first direct communication between the two leaders since Ukraine launched a surprise drone strike on Russian airbases on June 1, targeting what Kyiv claimed were nuclear-capable long-range bombers.
According to Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov, Donald Trump told Vladimir Putin during the call that the United States had not been informed in advance of the Ukrainian attack. The strike, carried out using smuggled drones, is seen as one of Ukraine’s most daring operations deep inside Russian territory.
In response, Ukraine’s Minister of Strategic Industries Yuriy Sa
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