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Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Russian State TV Network Mocks Donald Trump's Attack on Putin
President Donald Trump's social media attacks on Vladimir Putin have prompted derision and a warning from Russian state media. Trump took to Truth Social to condemn Putin following last weekend's Russian missile and drone barrage on Ukraine which he followed up with a post that said the Russian leader is "playing with fire." But the state-run propaganda outlet RT said Trump changes his opinion frequently, while a Russian state television anchor warned that the U.S. president should keep in mind that Moscow can "destroy the world several times over." Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment. Russian state media have a complicated relationship with Trump. Kremlin propagandists were initially uncertain whether he would be good for Moscow, but since he returned to the Oval Office, they have welcomed his rhetoric against Kyiv and reluctance to impose sanctions as evidence he could serve the Kremlin's interests. Independent Russian outlet Agentstvo reported how Russian state media ignored Trump's jibe that Putin was "crazy" following Russia's weekend bombardment of Ukraine. Now Kremlin propagandists seem happy to condemn him. Given the tightly controlled nature of Russian state TV, this suggests that they have been given the go ahead by Russian authorities to go after Trump as he grows impatient with Putin's stalling over peace talks. Trump posted on Truth Social that Putin was "playing with fire" and that if it were not for him "lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia," without specifying further. The broadside came only two days after Trump called the Kremlin leader "absolutely CRAZY" following a combined missile and drone attack launched by Russia on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine over the weekend. The Kremlin responded to the first jibe as being down to "emotional overload" and while Russian state channels appeared to sidestep Trump's comments, Kremlin propagandists reacted strongly to the U.S. leader's second criticism. RT posted on X about Trump's claim Russia had avoided bad consequences thanks to him that it was a message which "leaves little room for misinterpretation, until he posts the opposite tomorrow morning." Putin ally and anchor on the Russia 1 channel, Vladimir Solovyov, said on Tuesday that Trump lives inside an "information bubble" and "does not even ask basic questions." Moscow has been preparing for a conflict with NATO Solovyov said and so when Trump suggests that something bad can happen to Russia, "let me remind you, we can destroy the world several times over" adding there would be "no meekness" from Moscow. It is unclear what Trump's Truth Social posts mean for his intentions towards Putin, especially after his absence from Russian talks with Ukraine in Istanbul this month, which failed to move the dial in peace negotiations and the U.S. president's warning he would walk away from the process if there is no progress. Retired U.S. Vice Admiral Robert Murrett, professor of practice at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, told Newsweek there is little if any evidence that Moscow is interested in terminating its military offensive against Ukraine, or is willing to retreat from its maximalist demands. This includes full control of five Ukrainian territories, no significant security guarantees or future NATO membership for Kyiv, and the removal of Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukraine's president. Elina Beketova, fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), told Newsweek that she did not believe the U.S. will simply step back and that strategic pressure is being applied to both parties, "with a constant juggling of carrot-and-stick tactics." U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social: "If it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to I mean REALLY BAD. [Putin's] playing with fire!" Russian broadcaster RT on X: "President Trump warns Moscow, claiming Russia avoided 'REALLY BAD' consequences only thanks to him. Putin doesn't realize... he's playing with fire!' — Trump's message leaves little room for misinterpretation. Until he posts the opposite tomorrow morning." Russian TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov: "Let me remind you of something. We can destroy the world several times over." The Wall Street Journal has reported that Trump is considering imposing sanctions against Russia this week, although no final decision has been made and his social media posts, and Russia's reaction to them, will add to anticipation. Related Articles Ukraine Sounds Warning Over Russian Troops Massing at Front LineZelensky Makes Trump, Putin ProposalThe Sanctions Era Is Quietly Ending. The West Isn't Ready | OpinionPutin Ally Warns Donald Trump of World War III 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Russian bots turn on ‘clown' Donald Trump after his comments against Putin's attacks on Ukraine
Russian bots are piling on President Donald Trump, and calling him a 'clown,' after he publicly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Nearly 1,000 posts ridiculing Trump have popped up on the Russian social media platform VKontakte since Sunday, after Trump vented that the Russian leader had gone 'absolutely CRAZY' and was 'needlessly killing a lot of people' in Ukraine. The pro-government accounts have accused Trump of having dementia, Newsweek reported, citing investigative Russian news outlet Agentstvo. Some of the comments accused Trump of 'acting like a child' and 'getting so mad early in the morning, as if he wasn't given what he wanted.' Other apparent bot comments claimed Trump 'really lost his mind' and 'wants to sit on two chairs' – a Russian idiom for trying to play both sides. Some bots mocked Trump over his post. 'What can you expect from a clown who threatens Russia instead of taking care of his own country?' one wrote. Another piled on, 'It's not Putin who's gone crazy, but Trump. Apparently, dementia comes as a hereditary gift for all U.S. presidents – along with the [presidential] chair.' A spokesperson for the bot-tracking project Botnadzor found the recent spate of bots failed to keep a neutral tone in their comments about Trump after his Sunday comments critical of the Russian leader. The Kremlin downplayed Trump's criticisms, chalking his comments up to 'emotional overstrain,' while Trump claimed their recent phone call had gone 'very well.' Trump, who just this weekend expressed new harshness toward Russia, also threw jabs at Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, writing in the same post, 'everything out of his mouth causes problems…it better stop.' The 47th president has repeatedly claimed he could end the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its third year, in '24 hours.' He is now more than 100 days in office. Trump has frequently seen as supportive of Putin and his efforts, but in recent days has hit out more against Moscow over the war. His lashing out at Russia comes after Moscow bombarded Ukraine with missiles and drones this past weekend in one of the largest aerial assaults of the war, now in its third year. Trump, on Truth Social, suggested something 'happened' to Putin to make him 'needlessly' kill a lot of people. 'I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!' Trump wrote. Trump also echoed the sentiment while speaking to reporters Sunday night, telling them, 'He's killing a lot of people. I don't know what the hell happened to Putin, I've known him a long time.'
Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Russian Bots Roast ‘Clown' Donald Trump After Putin Comments
Russian bots have turned on U.S. President Donald Trump after he publicly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Almost 1,000 derogatory posts targeting Trump have surfaced on the Russian social media platform VKontakte since Sunday, when Trump wrote on Truth Social that Putin had gone "absolutely CRAZY!" and was "needlessly killing a lot of people" in Ukraine. The accounts, operating "in the interests of the Kremlin," have accused Trump of having dementia and called him a "clown," Agentstvo, an independent investigative Russian news outlet, reported on Tuesday. While the Kremlin downplayed Trump's remarks about Putin, pro-Kremlin bots have launched a smear campaign against the U.S. president. The online attacks suggest that Putin may be less than pleased with Trump's sudden shift in tone, despite the U.S. president recently describing their latest phone call as having gone "very well." The relationship between Russia and the U.S. became severely strained after Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but relations thawed when Trump was sworn into office in January. The U.S. president has pushed for a ceasefire, urging his Russian counterpart to end the war. A spokesperson for the bot-tracking project Botnadzor found that pro-Kremlin bots abandoned their neutral tone in comments about Trump after his criticism of Putin on Sunday. Trump lashed out after Russia bombarded Ukraine with missiles and drones over the weekend—something Putin's military has been doing since the onset of the full-scale invasion—in one of the biggest attacks yet. Trump wrote that "something has happened" to Putin to make him "needlessly" kill a lot of people. "And I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever," he added. He also said of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, "Everything out of his mouth causes problems." The U.S. president would not discuss any action he might take when questioned by reporters on Sunday. Comments from the Russian bots accused Trump of "acting like a child" and "getting so mad early in the morning, as if he wasn't given what he wanted." Others said, "He's really lost his mind" and "wants to sit on two chairs"—a Russian idiom for trying to play both sides. One bot wrote: "It's not Putin who's gone crazy, but Trump. Apparently, dementia comes as a hereditary gift for all U.S. presidents—along with the [presidential] chair." Another bot mocked Trump as a "showman," while others dismissed him as a "clown." "What can you expect from a clown who threatens Russia instead of taking care of his own country?" one wrote. Previously, pro-Kremlin trolls had been notably restrained in commenting on Trump, using neutral or careful language, Agentstvo reported. On Monday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov shrugged off Trump's remarks as a case of "emotional overstrain." Peskov said Trump's remarks were likely "connected with the importance of the negotiation process" in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Tass reported on Monday. Trump, who was inaugurated on January 20, had campaigned on a promise to end the war within 24 hours of his return to office. Zelensky, meanwhile, has called for more oil sanctions on Russia, telling the United States and Europe, "Russia can only be constrained by force." U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday: "I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia! "Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop. This is a War that would never have started if I were President. This is Zelenskyy's, Putin's, and Biden's War, not 'Trump's,' I am only helping to put out the big and ugly fires, that have been started through Gross Incompetence and Hatred." Trump also told reporters on Sunday: "I'm not happy with what Putin's doing. He's killing a lot of people, and I don't know what the hell happened to Putin. I've known him a long time, always gotten along with him. But he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all. We're in the middle of talking, and he's tuning rockets into Kyiv and other cities. I don't like it at all." Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday: "We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organizing and launching this negotiation process. Of course, at the same time, this is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overstrain of everyone absolutely and with emotional reactions." After his call with Putin, Trump said direct Russia-Ukraine talks were to resume immediately. Related Articles MAGA Divided as Trump Turns on PutinRussia Says Trump's Attack on Putin Due to 'Emotional Overstrain'Zelensky Speaks Out After Trump Blasts 'CRAZY!' PutinNATO Scrambles Fighter Jets After Long-Range Russian Missile Strikes 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Miami Herald
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Russia TV Cuts Short Donald Trump's Critique of Putin
Russian state media has deliberately omitted U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its leader from its coverage, according to an independent Russian investigative outlet. According to the news site Agentstvo, media controlled by the Kremlin has "censored" Trump by not reporting that the U.S. president has been criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin since last week. Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment by email. Relations between Washington and Moscow have thawed since Trump was sworn into office in January, but tensions are mounting as the U.S. leader attempts to broker peace talks to end the war. After Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, last week, Trump publicly urged Putin to stop his attacks and expressed his disappointment in the leader for continuing military actions. Last week, Trump urged Putin to "STOP!" after Russian forces launched an attack on Kyiv, killing at least 12 people. "I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!" The Trump administration also warned it would abandon diplomatic efforts to end the war if Russia and Ukraine did not soon accept a Washington-brokered peace proposal. However, Russian state television channels and Kremlin-controlled media-including Russia-1 and news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti-have omitted Trump's criticism of Putin from their coverage, according to Agentstvo. They left out Trump's calls for Putin to stop the attacks on Ukraine. On Sunday, Vesti Nedeli, a program on Russia-1, selectively quoted Trump's criticism of Putin on social media, citing only the portions that excluded any criticism of the Russian president. Instead, the segment highlighted Trump's earlier remarks criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump criticized Zelensky on April 23 after Kyiv's leader said he wouldn't accept Russia's demands to legally recognize the annexation of Crimea. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in 2014, but it remains internationally recognized as Ukrainian. "Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea," Zelensky told reporters on April 22, adding, "It is against our constitution." Trump and Zelensky met one-on-one at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of Pope Francis' funeral. After that meeting, reporters asked Trump whether Zelensky might be willing to give up Crimea. The U.S. president responded: "Oh, I think so, yeah. Look, Crimea was 12 years ago." Meanwhile, European and Ukrainian officials fear Trump is close to abandoning his efforts to put an end to the war, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people briefed on the discussions. U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters in India on April 23: "We have engaged in an extraordinary amount of diplomacy and on-the-ground work. We really tried to understand things from the perspectives of both Ukrainians and Russians. I think that we put together a very fair proposal. "It's time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process. The current lines, somewhere close to them is where you're ultimately, I think, going to draw the new lines in the conflict." Vance told Charlie Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point USA, on his podcast on Monday: "If this doesn't stop, the Ukrainians aren't winning the war. I think there's this weird idea among the mainstream media that if this thing goes on for just another few years, the Russians will collapse, the Ukrainians will take their territory back, and everything will go back to the way that it was before the war, that is not the reality that we live in." Plans are in motion for a meeting between Trump and Putin, with Trump indicating they could meet "shortly" following his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in May. Related Articles NATO Fighter Jets Scrambled After Long-Range Russian StrikesPutin's Fear of Attacks on Victory Day Behind Abrupt Ceasefire: KyivMichael Gloss Obituary Removed After He Died Fighting for Russia'Frustrated' Trump Wants Putin to Go Further 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Russia TV Cuts Short Donald Trump's Critique of Putin
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Russian state media has deliberately omitted U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of its leader from its coverage, according to an independent Russian investigative outlet. According to the news site Agentstvo, media controlled by the Kremlin has "censored" Trump by not reporting that the U.S. president has been criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin since last week. Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment by email. Why It Matters Relations between Washington and Moscow have thawed since Trump was sworn into office in January, but tensions are mounting as the U.S. leader attempts to broker peace talks to end the war. After Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, last week, Trump publicly urged Putin to stop his attacks and expressed his disappointment in the leader for continuing military actions. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, looking at U.S. President Donald Trump during the welcoming ceremony prior to the G20 Summit's Plenary Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, 2018. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, looking at U.S. President Donald Trump during the welcoming ceremony prior to the G20 Summit's Plenary Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 30, To Know Last week, Trump urged Putin to "STOP!" after Russian forces launched an attack on Kyiv, killing at least 12 people. "I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!" The Trump administration also warned it would abandon diplomatic efforts to end the war if Russia and Ukraine did not soon accept a Washington-brokered peace proposal. However, Russian state television channels and Kremlin-controlled media—including Russia-1 and news agencies Tass and RIA Novosti—have omitted Trump's criticism of Putin from their coverage, according to Agentstvo. They left out Trump's calls for Putin to stop the attacks on Ukraine. On Sunday, Vesti Nedeli, a program on Russia-1, selectively quoted Trump's criticism of Putin on social media, citing only the portions that excluded any criticism of the Russian president. Instead, the segment highlighted Trump's earlier remarks criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump criticized Zelensky on April 23 after Kyiv's leader said he wouldn't accept Russia's demands to legally recognize the annexation of Crimea. Russia annexed the Black Sea peninsula in 2014, but it remains internationally recognized as Ukrainian. "Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea," Zelensky told reporters on April 22, adding, "It is against our constitution." Trump and Zelensky met one-on-one at the Vatican on Saturday ahead of Pope Francis' funeral. After that meeting, reporters asked Trump whether Zelensky might be willing to give up Crimea. The U.S. president responded: "Oh, I think so, yeah. Look, Crimea was 12 years ago." Meanwhile, European and Ukrainian officials fear Trump is close to abandoning his efforts to put an end to the war, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people briefed on the discussions. What People Are Saying U.S. Vice President JD Vance told reporters in India on April 23: "We have engaged in an extraordinary amount of diplomacy and on-the-ground work. We really tried to understand things from the perspectives of both Ukrainians and Russians. I think that we put together a very fair proposal. "It's time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process. The current lines, somewhere close to them is where you're ultimately, I think, going to draw the new lines in the conflict." Vance told Charlie Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point USA, on his podcast on Monday: "If this doesn't stop, the Ukrainians aren't winning the war. I think there's this weird idea among the mainstream media that if this thing goes on for just another few years, the Russians will collapse, the Ukrainians will take their territory back, and everything will go back to the way that it was before the war, that is not the reality that we live in." What Happens Next Plans are in motion for a meeting between Trump and Putin, with Trump indicating they could meet "shortly" following his visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in May.
