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Topline President Donald Trump took credit for preventing “lots of really bad things” from happening to Russia and said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire” in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning, as he escalates recent attacks against Putin. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning that if it weren’t for him, “lots … More of really bad things would have already happened to Russia.” Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Facts “What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD,” Trump said in the Tuesday morning post. Trump criticized Putin on Truth Social on Sunday evening, as well, saying that while the pair has “always had a very good relationship,” Putin has “gone absolutely CRAZY!” and is “needlessly killing a lot of people.” Trump’s criticism of Putin comes after Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine since the start of the war, in which more than 360 drones and missiles hit Ukraine and at least 12 people died, the Associated Press reported. Key Background After Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine on Sunday, Trump told reporters he was “absolutely” considering new sanctions on Russia, adding: “I’m not happy with what Putin is doing.” In response to Trump’s comments and Truth Social post Sunday, a spokesperson for the Kremlin said they are in “a very crucial moment, which is associated with an emotional overload for absolutely everyone,” The New York Times reported. After taking office in January, Trump—who regularly alleged the war between Russia and Ukraine never would have started if he were president—publicly bickered with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and appeared less inclined to attack Putin, though his criticisms…

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