Trump administration left clueless about Ukraine’s attack on Russia

Ukrainian authorities have revealed that the recent attack, which involved over 100 drones and targeted Russian military aircraft, was planned for more than a year without the knowledge of the Trump administration. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the operation as “brilliant” in a social media post, stating that it was executed on enemy territory with a focus on military objectives. The attack was a response to Russian bombing campaigns on Ukrainian cities and resulted in significant losses for Russia. Despite ongoing efforts by the White House to mediate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, the Trump administration was not informed in advance about the assault. Today, Russian and Ukrainian officials held a second round of direct peace talks but failed to achieve any major breakthroughs, with discussions lasting just over an hour. The parties agreed to work on a new prisoner exchange but made no progress on a ceasefire.