Putin is playing with fire, Trump says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Trump warns Putin about the Ukraine conflict, accusing him of 'playing with fire' following major attacks. Trump claims his influence prevented worse outcomes.
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire."
Trump's latest comments follow some of the biggest drone and missile attacks on Ukraine since Russia's full-scale war began in early 2022.
"What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He’s playing with fire!," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
(Reporting by Rami Ayyub; editing by Susan Heavey)
Trump stated that Putin is 'playing with fire' in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Trump's comments followed significant drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, marking some of the largest since the war began.
Trump claimed that without his involvement, many negative events would have already occurred in Russia, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.
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