Zelenskyy Says US Gave No Warning of Russian Strikes on Kyiv Power Plants Amid Rift With Trump
Photo: The Guardian USUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no warning from the United States before a Russian missile attack on Sunday evening that hit Kyiv power plants. He accused Washington of a denial of reality as a dispute with Trump continues. The disagreement spans Russian sanctions, Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure and Starshield. Trump has condemned the oil strikes, blaming them for pushing up global diesel prices. Concerns have resurfaced over whether Washington is withholding intelligence from Kyiv.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Straight Arrow News, on the alternative side, frames it as a widening Trump-Zelenskyy rift and leads with Trump's criticism of Ukraine's oil strikes and the diesel prices he links to them, listing sanctions and Starshield as other points of conflict. The Guardian US, on the left, leads with Zelenskyy's claim that no warning came and presents it as reviving fears that Washington is withholding intelligence to push Kyiv toward capitulation, citing Zelenskyy and a spokesperson, Yuri Ihnat. Both describe a deepening dispute between Trump and Zelenskyy.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Zelenskyy's no-warning claim and withheld intelligence; alternative sources stress Trump's criticism of oil strikes; right sources have not covered it.
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The Guardian US leads with Zelenskyy's claim that Ukraine got no US warning of the Russian strike, framing it as renewed concern about withheld intelligence, and cites Zelenskyy and spokesperson Yuri Ihnat.
Straight Arrow News frames a widening Trump-Zelenskyy rift over sanctions, oil strikes and Starshield, leading with Trump's criticism of Ukrainian oil strikes and their link to diesel prices.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.