Trump admired Ukraine’s ‘Spider Web’ operation, told aides it was ‘pretty strong’
[ad_1] Trump felt Ukraine's drone attack on Russia was 'pretty strong'. President Donald Trump admired Ukraine's surprise drone attack over the weekend on Russia and called it 'pretty strong' and 'badass', Axios reported citing the president's aides. But the president is worried as to what comes next as Russian President Vladimir Putin told him "very strongly" that there will be a counterattack. The Axios report said Trump has been surprisingly mum about Ukraine's 'ASprider Web' operation but, in private, he marveled at the strength. One confidant told Axios that Trump told him that the attack was 'pretty strong'. Another said Trump thought it was badass. "From an international perspective, you've got a chihuahua inflicting some real damage on a much bigger dog," one adviser said. The attack would upset US's mediation process, though it has not yielded anything closer to […]