Trump admin offers subdued response to Russia’s assault on Kyiv, and Europe’s outrage

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/28/trump-shrugs-off-russias-assault-on-kyiv-and-europes-outrage-00534585

[u/Possible_Golf3180]

“But on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insinuated that the attack on Ukraine’s capital that killed at least 19 people, including four children, was an understandable response to Ukraine’s assault on Russian refineries over the last month.”

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Everything Ukraine is doing is an understandable response to Russia's invasion of their territorial sovereignty.