US president-elect criticises Kyiv’s use of US missiles to strike Russia
PUBLISHED : 13 Dec 2024 at 20: 12
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Pedestrians walk past a giant flag bearing an image of Donald Trump outside of Madison Square Garden prior to an election campaign rally in New York on Oct 27. (Reuters File Photo)
MOSCOW – The Kremlin praised US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday for criticising Ukrainian missile strikes deep into Russian territory but said discussions about deploying European troops to keep a possible future peace in Ukraine were premature.
With Russia advancing at the fastest rate since the 2022 invasion, Trump and some European leaders have discussed how to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump criticised Ukraine’s use of US-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russia in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, saying it was “crazy” because it escalated the war. He said Washington should not have allowed it.
“The statement itself completely coincides with our position,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He said Trump’s remarks were in line
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