Trump betrayed by Putin, over 1,600 missiles and drones slam UkraineThe Big Story: Trump betrayed by Putin, over 1,600 missiles and drones slam Ukraine. After US President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War on May 8, Ukraine kept its part of the bargain and didn’t launch any long-range strikes into Russia during the period. After autocrat Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day in Red Square, his advisor Yuri Ushakov told Russian state media agency RT, “No attempted attack on Red Square: naturally, no massive retaliatory missile strike on Kyiv.”