Ukrainian MP Rudik to Newsmax: Russian Attack Makes Trump Look Weak

Ukrainian member of parliament Kira Rudik told Newsmax on Saturday that a Russian drone attack on Ukraine immediately after a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump makes the American president look “weak.”

“Trump and all the statements by President Trump, we had high hopes that he is the president that will be able to stop the war and to show Putin his place and persuade Putin to stop. But right now, after this call by President Trump and Putin, President Trump is actually looking bad, he is looking weak. And it looks like Putin is fooling the president of the United States,” Rudik added.

Late Friday night, Russia launched a drone attack on Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounding 12, according to officials.

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