Donald Trump says ‘monster’ nukes could be ‘end of the world’ in stark nuclear war warning over missile stockpiles
PRESIDENT Donald Trump says "monster" nukes could be the "end of the world" in a stark nuclear war warning over missile stockpiles.
It comes after the Republican revealed on Friday that it would be "great" for the world to "get rid of nuclear weapons" - prompting a response from the Kremlin.
As Europe continues to bolster its own defence and Ukraine's, Trump warned in an interview on Fox News Sunday Morning Futures: "The greatest is sitting on shelves in various countries called 'nuclear weapons' that are big monsters that can blow your heads off for miles and miles and miles."
The Republican suggested he felt begrudged putting gargantuan amounts of US cash towards the "big monsters" as "the level of destruction is beyond anything you can imagine".
He said: "It's just bad that you have to spend all this money on something that if it's used, it's probably the end of the world."
It came a mere few days after Trump called for the world to "get rid of nuclear weapons".
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The Republican said on Friday: "I know Russia and us have by far the most.
"China will have an equal amount within 4-5 years.
"It would be great if we could all denuclearise because the power of nuclear weapons is crazy."
Trump's de-nuking suggestion prompted a response from Kremlin spokesman and Putin puppet Dmitry Peskov.
He said: "Dialogue between Russia and the US on arms control is necessary, especially concerning strategic stability."
Since taking office Trump has dramatically has veered in favour of Putin's Russia, withdrawn US military aid for Ukraine, and stopped sharing intelligence with the invaded nation.
European countries have been scrambling to chip away their reliance on the US, with Keir Starmer announcing a hike to defence spending in the UK.
And on Wednesday, French President Macron said that his country could gear up its nuclear deterrent to protect the continent under a defensive umbrella against Russian aggression.
Moscow said the speech was threatening towards Russia and had "notes of nuclear blackmail".
Trump also labelled Zelensky as "ungrateful" and believes the Ukrainian president took US cash like "candy from a baby" for war-torn Ukraine.
Top diplomats from the US including Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet the Ukrainian delegation for talks on ending the war in Saudi Arabia in a few days.
The US President said: "It was like taking candy from a baby what he did.
"He's a smart guy, and he's a tough guy, and he took money out of this country under Biden like candy from a baby - it was so easy with that same attitude.
"I just don't think he's grateful. We gave him $350 billion."
Trump also stressed that he has been "very tough with Russia, tougher than anyone has ever been to Russia".
Trump's past comments, including labelling the Ukrainian leader a "dictator," fuelled speculation that he was siding with Moscow, and he has previously cast doubt on continued US support for Ukraine.
Slamming these claims, the Republican said: "I stopped the Russian pipeline, I'm the one that put sanctions on Russia, I'm the one that gave the Javelins, but I get along well with Putin.
"Nobody has been tougher on Russia than Donald Trump and they know that."
He added that despite the tough measures previously taken against mad Vlad's nation, he "got along with Putin," just like he "got along with Kim Jong-un" and China's President Xi Jinping.
Putin is said to be ready to talk about a truce with Ukraine as long as his conditions are met, sources in Moscow have said.
The Kremlin's conditions for a potential truce were shared last month at the US-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
To secure a temporary ceasefire, Putin wants a clear understanding of an eventual peace settlement and what that entails, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
As part of the agreement, Putin will demand to establish the parameters of a peacekeeping mission and which countries take part, one of the sources said.
It comes as thousands of Ukrainian troops who took control of Russian territory over the summer, have almost been "cut off" by Russian forces who have encircled them.
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As Trump left Kyiv's troops "fighting blind" axing intelligence sharing, the Ukrainian soldiers have almost lost their main supply lines, open source maps revealed on Friday.
Over the past three days, a Russian counteroffensive has managed to reclaim territory in the Kursk region and almost cut Zelensky's forces in two.
Time to rearm
The Sun Says...
THREE years on from the start of Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and the war has seen more than 1.3million killed or injured.
Brave Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to step down as Ukrainian president — in answer to Donald Trump’s bogus charge that he is a dictator — shows his commitment to peace.
But he is not the problem.
Blood-soaked Putin has already sacrificed more than 860,000 of his own soldiers and is no more bothered by current losses of 1,500 a day than he is by the deaths of 12,000 Ukrainian civilians ruthlessly targeted by his forces.
He is supported in this slaughter by the terrorists of Tehran and North Korean madman Kim Jong-un.
Meanwhile, China watches on.
The world is a very dangerous place right now and Europe cannot keep relying on America to fight its battles.
Even pacifists like Stephen Fry recognise that increasing spending on defence is not about ideology. It’s about self-preservation.
Sir Keir Starmer hinted that Britain will raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030 and offer 30,000 peace-keeping troops for Ukraine.
But that is meaningless when we don’t have 30,000 troops to spare, when 2.5 per cent is not enough and 2030 is too far away.
What are we waiting for?
