Kremlin bots attack Trump: russian networks explode over his criticism of putin

After former US President Donald Trump publicly condemned vladimir putin for missile attacks on Ukraine, pro-government accounts have become sharply more active in russian social networks.

This was reported by the Agentstvo publication with reference to the Botnadzor project, which investigates the activity of Kremlin bots on the VKontakte social network.

According to the project, on May 26 alone, such accounts published 951 negative comments about Trump - this is every eighth message out of more than 8,000 recorded per day.

In the posts, Trump was called a "clown", attributed to him dementia and mental disorders. Previously, pro-russian commentators avoided harsh criticism of him, but after the statement on Ukraine, the tone changed dramatically.

Recall, Donald Trump publicly criticized vladimir putin for the massive shelling of Ukraine, saying that "he is killing a lot of people" and "has gone crazy." The Kremlin reacted, calling his words a manifestation of emotion. Russian state media preferred to remain silent about this statement.

"I have always had a very good relationship with vladimir putin of russia, but something has happened to him. He has simply gone crazy! He is killing a lot of people for no reason, and I am not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being launched at cities in Ukraine for no reason. I have always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just part of it, and maybe that will turn out to be true, but if he does it, it will lead to the collapse of russia," Trump wrote.

As a reminder, US President Donald Trump is considering imposing sanctions against the aggressor state of russia this week due to frustration with russian leader vladimir putin over his continued attacks on Ukraine and the slow pace of peace talks.