Donald Trump has claimed Ukraine gave Vladimir Putin “a reason to go in and bomb the hell” out of the beleaguered country this week.After enduring more than three years of Russian bombings, an invasion and the occupation of 18% of its territory,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ABC News that Russian forces were attacking Ukraine even before the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) launched the Spiderweb operation. He stated that all the subsequent Russian strikes were planned in advance.

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"It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that will lead to immediate Peace," President Trump posted on social media.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin intends to retaliate “very strongly” against Ukraine for a surprise drone strike on Russian airfields over the weekend, a declaration that provoked alarm in Washington and abroad even as Trump touted his efforts to bring peace to the region.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would retaliate against Ukraine's major drone attack over the weekend, casting doubt that a peace deal to end the war could come soon.

Western military aid to Ukraine, economic pressure, and Russian battlefield losses could shift Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin’s perception of the war and potentially compel him to come to the negotiating table.

MSNBC's Ali Velshi is joined by Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia and MSNBC International Affairs Analyst, to discuss Donald Trump's response to Russia's continued deadly aggression against Ukraine.