It also comes at an inauspicious time for the Trump administration, which deployed its top negotiator, U.S. Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, to hold his third round of face-to-face talks with Putin approximately 48 hours before the strike.

The president did not condemn Russia or Putin for a Palm Sunday attack that killed 34 people, including children.

Trump’s latest criticism of the ongoing war follows a Russian missile attack on Ukraine that led to dozens of casualties.