Washington, MINA – US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine’s recent drone strikes on Russian long-range nuclear-capable bombers may have given Moscow a pretext to launch a massive retaliatory assault.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump warned that the strikes marked a serious escalation, suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin could now justify a broader military response.
“They’ve given Putin a reason to go in and bomb them heavily,” Trump said.
“When I saw what happened, I thought, here it comes… this could turn into a full-scale attack.”
According to RT.com, Ukraine launched coordinated drone attacks on several Russian airbases and reportedly blew up a railway bridge inside Russian territory last week. The incident caused a freight and passenger train to derail, killing at least seven people and injuring over 120 others, including children.
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President Putin reportedly discussed the attacks with his US counterpart via phone on Wednesday (June 4), calling them serious provocations and warning of an inevitable response.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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