Trump says Putin has 'gone absolutely CRAZY,' considering more sanctions on Russia

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-says-putin-has-gone-absolutely-crazy-considering-more-sanctions-russia-2025-05-26/

Summary:
-Russia launches large-scale attacks for three consecutive nights
-Trump says considering more sanctions on Russia
-Trump says Zelenskiy should stop talking the way he does
-Zelenskiy says air attacks are Putin's 'political choice'
-Kremlin suggests Trump is emotionally overloaded

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" by unleashing a massive aerial attack on Ukraine and said he was weighing new sanctions on Moscow, though he also scolded Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Trump posted the remark on social media as sleeping Ukrainians woke to a third consecutive night of huge Russian aerial attacks, listening for hours to drones buzzing near their homes and eruptions of Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire.

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"Something has happened to him (Putin). He has gone absolutely CRAZY!" Trump said of the Russian president on Truth Social.

"I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!"

Trump also criticised Zelenskiy, posting that the Ukrainian leader "is doing his Country no favours by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop."

The Kremlin, asked about Trump's remark about Putin being "crazy," thanked the U.S. people and Trump for their assistance in launching peace negotiations but suggested Trump and others might be emotionally overloaded.