The Kremlin reacted strongly to US President Donald Trump’s “paper tiger" remark, and said Russia is a bear and there are no “paper bears".
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years with Ukraine, and it is very much making them look like “a paper tiger."
In a pivotal shift from his earlier stance, the US president said he thinks that Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, has a chance to win all territories that Russia has been occupying since 2022. He hinted that Russia’s economy is in big trouble and called on Ukraine to act now.
“After gaining a thorough understanding of the military and economic situation in Ukraine and Russia, and considering the economic troubles it is causing Russia, I believe Ukraine, with the s