{"id":2526306,"date":"2025-12-29T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-insists-his-home-was-attacked\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:39:41","slug":"trump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-insists-his-home-was-attacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-insists-his-home-was-attacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rebukes Ukraine after Putin insists his home was attacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rebukes-ukraine-after-putin-insists-his-home-was-attacked%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Trump criticized Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin told him his residence had been attacked, calling teh strike &#8220;not good&#8221; while also conceding it was &#8220;possible&#8221; the attack didn&#8217;t occur. Speaking outside Mar-a-Lago beside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said he learned of the incident from Putin and reiterated that he had withheld Tomahawk missiles to avoid escalation. Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov described the episode as a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >large drone operation involving<\/a> about 91 UAVs and warned of retaliatory strikes and a need to &#8220;revise&#8221; negotiations.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the report as a fabrication meant to undermine diplomacy and justify more attacks, urging the world not to remain silent; he also noted recent heavy Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-intensifies-airstrikes-calculated-response-targets-hamas-infrastructure-and-jihad-commanders\/\" title=\"Israel intensifies airstrikes, calculated response targets Hamas infrastructure and jihad commanders\">aerial assaults<\/a> on Ukraine. The remarks follow Trump&#8217;s in-person meeting with Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago and a subsequent call with putin.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump rebukes Ukraine after Putin says his home was attacked<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2455896\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\"> Donald Trump<\/a> expressed anger at Ukraine for attacking Russian President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\"> Vladimir Putin<\/a>&lsquo;s residence, despite acknowledging it&rsquo;s &ldquo;possible&rdquo; the bombing did not actually happen.<\/p>\n<p>Trump condemned the Ukrainian military&rsquo;s alleged attack on Putin&rsquo;s home&nbsp;in northwestern Russia while speaking to reporters outside Mar-a-Lago on Monday, telling them that he heard news of the situation from the Russian president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4363484\/volodymyr-zelensky-asked-50-year-security-guarantees-us\/\">Zelensky asked for 50-year security guarantees after Trump agreed to 15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4362445\/big-battleships-will-not-beat-china\/\">Big battleships won&rsquo;t beat China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4363195\/trump-zelensky-meeting-russia-ukraine-peace\/\">Trump says &#8216;no deadlines&#8217; to end Russia-Ukraine war in Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelensky<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like it. It&rsquo;s not good. I heard about it this morning. You know who told me about it? President Putin told me about it &mdash; early in the morning, he said he was attacked. It&rsquo;s no good. It&rsquo;s no good,&rdquo; Trump said while standing beside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was visiting the president&rsquo;s Florida estate for bilateral talks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump listens as Israel&rsquo;s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Trump&rsquo;s Mar-a-Lago club, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump appeared to affirm the Kremlin&rsquo;s telling of events, including his pride in having <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3853166\/trump-speak-with-putin-tomahawk-missiles-zelensky-meeting\/\">withheld Tomahawk missiles<\/a> from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Russian sources earlier in the day said Trump responded to the Russians&rsquo; report by saying, &ldquo;Thank god we didn&rsquo;t give them Tomahawks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget, the Tomahawks &mdash; I stopped the Tomahawks. I didn&rsquo;t want that. It&rsquo;s a delicate period of time. This is not the right time,&rdquo; Trump said outside Mar-a-Lago. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s one thing to be offensive, because they&rsquo;re offensive. It&rsquo;s another thing to attack his house. It&rsquo;s not the right time to do any of that. And I learned about it from President Putin, I was very angry about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked by one journalist if U.S. intelligence independently confirmed the attack on Putin&rsquo;s residence, Trump balked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, we&rsquo;ll find out. I mean, you&rsquo;re saying maybe the attack didn&rsquo;t take place, that&rsquo;s possible &mdash; I guess. But President Putin told me this morning it did,&rdquo; he responded.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sergey-lavrov\/\"> Sergey Lavrov<\/a>&nbsp;characterized the alleged attack as a large-scale drone operation utilizing approximately 91 unmanned aerial vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Such reckless actions will not go unanswered,&rdquo; Lavrov <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/12\/29\/ukraine-launched-drone-attack-on-putins-valdai-residence-lavrov-claims-a91576\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Targets for retaliatory strikes and the timing of their execution by the Russian Armed Forces have been determined.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of general staff, during a meeting with senior military officers at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel\/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: ... Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a> also used the situation to justify the latest in a long series of pivots away from peace, saying Russia will now need to &ldquo;revise&rdquo; its negotiations. However, he affirmed Russia does &ldquo;not intend to withdraw from the negotiation process with the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>&nbsp;roundly dismissed allegations of attacking Putin&rsquo;s home, calling the Russian reports an attempt to &ldquo;undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump&rsquo;s team.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This alleged &lsquo;residence strike&rsquo; story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia&rsquo;s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war. Typical Russian lies,&rdquo; Zelensky said in a Monday post on social media. &ldquo;Furthermore, the Russians have already targeted Kyiv in the past, including the Cabinet of Ministers building.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;Ukraine does not take steps that can undermine diplomacy. To the contrary, Russia always takes such steps. This is one of many differences between us. It is critical that the world doesn&rsquo;t stay silent now. We cannot allow Russia to undermine the work on achieving a lasting peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s phone call with Putin followed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4363195\/trump-zelensky-meeting-russia-ukraine-peace\/\">in-person meeting with Zelensky<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, after which Trump said, &ldquo;We have the makings of a deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4363484\/volodymyr-zelensky-asked-50-year-security-guarantees-us\/\">ZELENSKY ASKED FOR 50-YEAR SECURITY GUARANTEES AFTER TRUMP AGREED TO 15<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The week leading up to the Zelensky meeting was marred by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4363484\/volodymyr-zelensky-asked-50-year-security-guarantees-us\/\">aerial assaults on Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky said an estimated 2,100 drones, 800 bombs, and 100 missiles pounded the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump scolds Ukraine after Putin reports attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2526307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25362667453295.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,45434,6991,32594],"class_list":["post-2526306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-russia-ukraine-war","tag-ukraine","tag-vladimir-putin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25362667453295.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526310,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526306\/revisions\/2526310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}