{"id":54311,"date":"2025-05-28T09:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/trump-says-putin-is-playing-with-fire-as-conflict-in-ukraine-continue\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T09:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T09:05:47","slug":"trump-says-putin-is-playing-with-fire-as-conflict-in-ukraine-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/trump-says-putin-is-playing-with-fire-as-conflict-in-ukraine-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Putin is “playing with fire” as conflict in Ukraine\u00a0continue"},"content":{"rendered":"

“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. He’s playing with fire!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Trump on Sunday made harsh remarks on both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n

“I’m not happy with what Putin’s doing,” Trump told reporters before he took Air Force One from Morristown, New Jersey back to Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” he said.<\/p>\n

Later on Sunday evening, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that Putin “has gone absolutely CRAZY!”<\/p>\n

He then turned to Zelensky, saying he was doing his country “no favors by talking the way he does,” a reference to statements Zelensky made earlier on Sunday criticizing U.S. silence on the latest Russian attacks.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has warned in recent months that it could walk away from the frustrating negotiations for a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

In response to Trump’s escalating criticism, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev wrote in a social media post on Tuesday that “Regarding Trump’s words about Putin ‘playing with fire’ and ‘really bad things’ happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing – WWIII. I hope Trump understands this.” <\/p>\n

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