US President Donald Trump expressed his strong dissatisfaction with the massive strike by Russian armed forces on Kyiv, which took place on the night of April 24, 2025, and became the most destructive since July 2024. In his message on the Truth Social platform, Trump called the attack unnecessary and untimely, calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately stop the fighting. According to him, the conflict in Ukraine is taking the lives of about XNUMX soldiers every week, which makes the conclusion of a peace agreement critically important. The American leader's statement came amid ongoing attempts by his administration to achieve progress in negotiations to resolve the conflict, but the escalation on the front puts these efforts at risk.

"I am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kyiv. This is unnecessary and very untimely. Vladimir, stop!" — Trump wrote

On the night of April 24, Russian forces launched a combined attack on targets in Ukraine, using cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as drones. The main target of the attack, according to the department, was military-industrial complex enterprises and railway infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkov.

Trump's response reflects his desire to speed up the peace process, but his rhetoric has drawn mixed responses. As The Guardian noted on April 24, 2025, the US president has previously expressed the view that it is easier to reach an agreement with Russia than with Ukraine, accusing Zelensky of prolonging the conflict by refusing to cede Crimea. This has drawn criticism from Kyiv, which stresses that territorial concessions contradict the Ukrainian constitution.