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Trump Defends Putin’s Attacks on Ukraine as Russian Air Raids Kill Dozens

HeadlineMar 10, 2025
Image Credit: National Police of Ukraine in Donetsk region

Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least six people today. Over the weekend, Moscow launched major aerial raids across Ukraine, killing at least two dozen people Saturday, nearly half of those in the Donetsk region and destroying energy infrastructure. Russia’s stepped-up attacks come after the U.S. pulled much of its support from Kyiv following President Trump’s Oval Office clash with President Volodymyr Zelensky, with Trump halting U.S. military aid, intelligence sharing and, as of Friday, the sharing of satellite imagery with Ukraine. On Friday, Trump defended Putin’s ramped-up attacks.

President Donald Trump: “I actually think he’s doing what anybody else would do. I think he’s — I think he wants to get it stopped and settled, and I think he’s hitting them harder than — than he’s been hitting them. And I think probably anybody in that position would be doing that right now.”

President Zelensky is in Saudi Arabia for U.S.-led talks and is meeting today with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A Ukrainian delegation will meet with its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday.

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