Ahead of the crucial US midterm elections in November, English billionaire and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson accused Donald Trump of cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“What is it about Putin that President Trump fawns over? Branson wrote, pointing particularly at Trump’s relationship with Putin. “How will America’s allies ever be able to trust this administration again when they are now turning against them at a time of war and suffering? The criticism from Richard Branson came amid the public feud between Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy . The US-Russia deal came after the Trump administration-imposed sanctions on countries importing Russian petroleum products.
The US also notably signed a deal to import Russian diesel after a phone call with Vladimir Putin on October 9.
Zelenskyy said he can stop the strikes if the Patriots air defense system is provided by the US at a “minimum. When Ukraine, asked for “more air defenses the American response was to weaken Starlink’s service,” a statement from Ukraine after the Starshield suspension read. CNN reported on Thursday that amid the Trump-Zelenskyy feud, Ukraine has run out of the crucial US-made Patriot air defense system, vital in fending off the attacks from Russia.
