It also comes at an inauspicious time for the Trump administration, which deployed its top negotiator, U.S. Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, to hold his third round of face-to-face talks with Putin approximately 48 hours before the strike.

I just got here, and for four years during my term, had no problem in preventing it from happening,” the president posted on Truth Social.

President Trump told reporters Saturday that negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were “going fine,” but indicated there needs to be a