While European leaders immediately condemned the Russian attack on Kiev, the White House has so far commented on it minimally. President Donald Trump spokeswoman said the president is concerned about the tragedy, but does not consider it unexpected.
According to the White House, US President Donald Trump is dissatisfied, but not surprised by the Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, which killed at least 19 people on Thursday night and more than 50 others suffered injuries. According to AFP, Reuters and Sky News, TASR reports.
So far, only a spokeswoman for the White House has commented on the attack, Trump is to comment later
“This report did not please him, but did not surprise him. These are two countries that have been in the war for a very long time,” said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. She added that Trump would comment on the situation later on Thursday, and called on the “both parties” to end three and a half years of war, which Russia started in February 2022.
The spokeswoman at the beginning of a speech at the White House briefing did not mention the Russian attack on Kiev, instead devoted to internal political issues. According to Sky News, this is remarkable after the missions of the European Union missions in Ukraine and the British Council (British Council) have been damaged.
The attack has already been condemned by Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg
He only asked about the attack within the circle of questions one of the journalists. “Russia has attacked Kiev and similarly Ukraine recently planted a wound with Russian oil refineries,” Leavitt added.
The Russian night attack previously condemned Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg. In his words, such actions threaten the efforts of the White House chief to end the war.
The tragedy was also strongly condemned by European leaders, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Presidents of Lithuania Gitanas Naused and Latvian Edgars Rinks Rinksvich, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron. The head of the Union diplomacy Kaja Kallas summoned the Russian Ambassador to Brussels.
