Political messages donβt get much blunter than the Russian missiles that slammed into an American-owned manufacturing firm overnight Wednesday in western Ukraine, hundreds of miles away from the frontline trenches of a war with no end in sight.
The attack, part of the most intense Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine in more than a month, punctuated Moscowβs brick-wall diplomacy, which is grinding President Donald Trumpβs peace effort to a halt.
Itβs a week since Trump applauded Russian President Vladimir Putin down a red carpet in Alaska. The US president has orchestrated spectacles and statesmanlike photo-ops with European leaders, and the White House has proclaimed stunning breakthroughs. But the underlying realities of the war have barely changed.
Not an accident: this night russia attacked American factory 800 km from the frontline, proving yet again two ponts – putin cannot be trusted, and American business needs American protection.https://t.co/e6kvFqDdpK pic.twitter.com/MGe6KO2iXl
— Kira Rudik (@kiraincongress) August 21, 2025
#BREAKING #Hungary U.S. President Donald Trump told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n that he is very angry over Ukraineβs strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline, the Hungarian PMβs office reported.https://t.co/seOBLYk2aF pic.twitter.com/pJlVs8iyy7
— The National Independent (@NationalIndNews) August 22, 2025