'Thumbing their nose': Ex-NATO official says Russia sent Trump an unambiguous message
Former NATO commander James Stavridis claimed Russia's devastating attack on Kyiv was a "message" to President Donald Trump, who claimed on Thursday he was putting pressure on Vladimir Putin.
At an Oval Office news conference with Norway's prime minister, Trump said his U.S.-brokered peace deal would give Crimea and 20 percent of Ukraine over to Russia, but said he was stopping Putin from "taking the whole country" as a concession.
At least 12 people were killed and 90 were injured early Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks on Ukraine's capital in nearly a year, according to The New York Times. Trump put out a TruthSocial post shortly afterward saying, "Vladimir, STOP!” and calling the strikes, “Not necessary, and very bad timing." ...
