Overview

• President Trump accused President Putin of having “gone absolutely crazy” in a Sunday Truth Social post and condemned Russia’s largest weekend air assault on Ukraine that struck civilian and residential areas in Kyiv.
• The Kremlin dismissed Trump’s criticism on Monday as “emotional overload” during a crucial phase of the three-year Ukraine war.
• Charlamagne Tha God cautioned on The Breakfast Club that the leaders’ unchecked egos and baseless blackmail allegations risk escalating tensions to catastrophic levels.
• Journalists have flagged the possibility that the public feud could drive Trump and Putin to discuss nuclear options, heightening fears of a wider arms confrontation.
• Dmitry Medvedev warned on X that Trump’s remarks about Putin “playing with fire” could trigger World War III if the dispute continues to intensify.