"In what amounted to a fortuitous opportunity for President Donald Trump to distance his beliefs from those of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Russia-Ukraine War, Trump went off on Putin during a phone interview, which was aired by NBC News on Sunday. While Trump critics have accused Trump of everything from siding with Putin against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the war to being little more than Putin's puppet, Trump came out of the gate in no uncertain terms during the interview, saying he was "very angry" and "p***** off," and telling NBC that Putin's comments are not "going in the right direction." As Agence France-Presse reported on Friday, Putin is now calling for a Ukrainian transitional government to replace Zelensky. Trump told NBC: "If I feel, if we’re in the midst of a negotiation, you could say that I was very angry, p***** off, when Putin said yesterday that … you know, when Putin started getting into Zelensky’s credibility, because that’s not going in the right location, you understand? If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia. That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States. There will be a 25 percent tariff on all oil — a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil." Strong words — albeit with a bit of hedging. Diplomacy?" RedState
"Russia launched a wave of Shahed kamikaze drones against Ukraine in the night with Kharkiv suffering some of the worst damage. Explosions rocked the city within the first hour of the attack, leaving at least two people dead and more than 30 others injured, including five children." NV
"Ukrainian forces engaged in 223 combat clashes with Russian invaders. Enemy airstrikes targeted multiple settlements, including Mykhailivske, Naumivka, Stepok, Prokhody, Petrushivka, Uhroidy, Krasnopillia, and Myropilske in the Sumy region; Slatyne in the Kharkiv region; Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Oleksandropil, Sukhyi Yar, Poltavka, Kozatske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Chunyshyne, Hryshyne, Novooleksandrivka, Novopavlivka, Zelenyi Hai, Piddubne, Zelene Pole, and Novopil in the Donetsk region; and Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region.
In the Kharkiv sector, Ukrainian forces repelled four enemy attacks near Vovchansk and Kamianka. In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled six enemy attacks in the direction of Pishchane, Petropavlivka, and near Zahryzove. In the Lyman sector, the enemy carried out 23 attacks, attempting to advance near Nadiia, Yampolivka, Kolodiazi, Torske, and in the directions of Nove, Olhivka, and Novomykhailivka. In the Siversk sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions three times near Ivano-Darivka and Pereizne. In the Kramatorsk sector, 13 clashes were recorded in the areas of Maiske, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Predtechyne, Bila Hora, near Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, and Kurdiumivka. In the Toretsk sector, the enemy made 19 attacks near Krymske, Toretsk, and in the direction of Dyliivka. In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 93 offensive actions by the aggressor outside of the settlements of Novotoretske, Panteleimonivka, Oleksandropil, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Lysivka, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Uspenivka, Novooleksandrivka, Sribne, Andriivka, as well as in the direction of Kotliarivka. In the Novopavlivka sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 15 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Kostiantynopil, Skudne, and in the direction of Rozlyv. In the Huliaipole sector, the occupiers carried out nine attacks near Pryvilne, Novosilka, and in the direction of Novopillia. In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy made two attacks near the settlements of Kamianske and Lobkove. In the Dnipro River sector, the enemy launched two unsuccessful offensive actions towards Sadove and Prydniprovske. In the Kursk region, Ukrainian forces stopped 31 attacks by Russian invaders. Additionally, the enemy carried out 18 airstrikes using 23 guided bombs and made 265 artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions and populated areas, including ten from multiple launch rocket systems." Ukrin
