Ukraine-Russia struggle dwell: Moscow responds to ‘very angry’ Trump whereas Putin drafts 160,000 males for struggle

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had been sharing information with the United States. He posted on X: “We have shared all information regarding Russia’s violations in the energy sector — there were strikes, and today again in Kherson, a Russian drone targeted an energy facility and equipment — deliberately and purposefully.

“Part of the city was left without electricity. We insist that every such violation must be documented and receive a response from our partners. It is precisely these small details that add up to Russia’s major delays in the diplomatic process.

“The unconditional cessation of strikes proposed by the United States is not being implemented solely because of Russia’s position.”

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he held talks with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.

He posted on X: “We discussed further support for our state, the path to a dignified peace, and the development of security guarantee formats.

“Germany is a leader in Europe in the scale of assistance provided to Ukraine — from financial aid and weapons to strengthening our air defense. This includes 6 IRIS-T systems, 3 Patriot systems, and Gepard anti-aircraft guns. All this support has saved thousands of lives.

“We are grateful to the Bundestag for the decision to provide an additional 3 billion euros to Ukraine. In total, German support this year will amount to 7 billion euros. We are grateful that German support for Ukraine remains unwavering and stable. We thank Germany, its Government, and all the German people for their significant assistance.”

Last night appears to be the first time Russia has not launched a mass drone attack on civilian targets so far in 2025.

Putin’s forces did, however, fire two cruise missiles at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Officials in the Dnipropetrovsk region also reported drone attacks against the region “between the evening and the morning”, but did not comment on the number of drones and said only limited damage was done, The Kyiv Independent reported.

The air force’s report did not mention any drone attacks, and the military did not announce any alarms connected to drone strikes overnight.

National Security and Defense Council official Andrii Kovalenko says it “doesn’t mean anything” and Ukraine will “keep monitoring” the situation.

Vladimir Putin’s call for a temporary UN-mandated government to replace Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was “not appreciated” by Donald Trump, a state department spokesperson said on Monday.

“There was an idea from Russia about a temporary administration that was not appreciated by the president,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a press briefing. “Ukraine is… a constitutional democracy. Governance in Ukraine is determined by its constitution and the Ukrainian people.”

The comments came one day after Mr Trump said he was “p***** off” at Putin for his proposals to remove Mr Zelensky.

More than half of Ukrainians fear that the country will be subjected to an unfair peace settlement with Russia, a poll has found.

The number of people who believe Kyiv will likely face an unfair or completely unfair peace shot from 31 per cent in December 2024 to 55 per cent in mid-March, the poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) found.

A total of 22 per cent of respondents believe the peace will be completely unfair while 32 per cent think it will be unfair but with some of Kyiv’s demands met, Ukrainska Pravda reported.

Eighteen per cent expect a rather or entirely fair peace, while three per cent say the agreement will be completely fair.

Fifteen per cent believe a peace which is mostly fair but includes some concessions to Russia will be reached.

After weeks of working with Vladimir Putin to reach a peace deal in Ukraine, Donald Trump has now said he is “pissed off” with the Russian leader.

In and NBC interview, the US president said he was “very angry” with Putin for attacking Volodymyr Zelensky’s governence.

“You could say that I was very angry, pissed off, when… Putin started getting into Zelensky’s credibility, because that’s not going in the right location,” Trump told NBC.

Last week, the Russian president said Ukraine should be put under external UN governance as part of the ceasefire process.

His suggestion that Zelensky’s leadership was illegitimate was met with condemnation from leaders around the world.

“New leadership means you’re not gonna have a deal for a long time,” Trump added in his interview with NBC.

China and Russia are “friends forever, never enemies,” Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said during a visit to Moscow.

Mr Yi welcomed signs of normalising ties between Washington and Moscow, in the remarks published on Tuesday, during a three-day visit to Moscow to discuss strategic cooperation between the allies.

“The principle of ‘friends forever, never enemies’ … serves as a solid legal basis for advancing strategic cooperation at a higher level,” he told Russia’s RIA state news agency.

A Ukrainian man has been charged with spying for Russia by Polish authorities.

The man, who was born in Russia, was detained in March in connection with activities linked to Russian intelligence, the Polish Internal Security Agency said.

Prosecutors said he was charged with carrying out the “reconnaissance” of Poland’s “military facilities”, adding that it was a crime punishable by imprisonment from five to 30 years.

“The suspect admitted to committing the act he was charged with and provided an explanation in which he described the ideological motives for his activities resulting from his ties with Russia,” prosecutors added in a statement.

Poland has become a target for Russian espionage following its stalwart support for Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Two men were indicted in November in connection with an investigation into Belarusian intelligence work in Poland.

Volodymyr Zelensky has said he held “meaningful and frank” talks with prime minister Sir Keir Starmer on Monday.

Sir Keir shared details of his phone call with Donald Trump, in which they “discussed the outcomes of the recent leaders’ meeting in Paris and the importance of maintaining pressure on Putin”, Mr Zelensky said.

The pair are preparing for “substantive discussions” when military representatives of countries willing to engage in peacekeeping efforts in Ukraine meet in the war-torn country later this week.

Mr Zelensky also expressed thanks towards Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who visited Ukraine alongside other European parliamentarians.