President Trump issued a rare warning to Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing.”

Trump added, “Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying.”

The president’s message comes as Russia struck Kyiv with missiles, resulting in 12 people dead and over 90 injured.

Trump tells Putin to stop striking Kyiv. “Vladimir, STOP!” pic.twitter.com/at02piCVLF

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 24, 2025

Check out what AP reported:

President Donald Trump on Thursday offered rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, urging the Russian leader to “STOP!” after a deadly barrage of attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital.

“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”

Russia struck Kyiv with an hourslong barrage of missiles and drones. At least 12 people were killed and 90 were injured in t he deadliest assault on the city since last July.

Trump’s frustration is growing as a U.S.-led effort to get a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia has not made progress.

Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday and accused him of prolonging the “killing field” by refusing to surrender the Russia-occupied Crimea Peninsula as part of a possible deal. Russia illegally annexed that area from Ukraine in 2014.

Zelenskyy has repeated many times during the war that began when Russia invaded in February 2022 that recognizing occupied territory as Russia’s is a red line for Ukraine. Zelenskyy noted Thursday that Ukraine had agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal 44 days ago as a first step to a negotiated peace, but that Moscow’s attacks had continued.

A ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ post on Truth Social appears to be Trump’s secret plan revealed to end the war. We have never looked more foolish and pathetic. pic.twitter.com/F4vR3EjNrx

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 24, 2025

Per CNBC:

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for deadly missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv that came after the U.S. leader suggested that Russia was “ready” for a peace deal.

“I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, after Russia launched what was one of the most damaging attacks on a major Ukrainian city since it invaded its neighbor more than three years ago.

“Not necessary, and very bad timing,” Trump wrote. “Vladimir, STOP!”

“5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!”

Trump’s message to Putin came a day after the American president said he believed that “Russia is ready” for a peace deal with Ukraine.

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