U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine must compensate Russia for destroyed aircraft, adding: "They were just sitting there, not bothering anyone. If the Ukrainians had shot them down during a combat mission, that would be a different matter. But they were just sitting there. It's like hitting someone who's already down."

American leader Donald Trump personally urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to respond to Ukraine's SBU attack, the American leader made this statement during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House.

During a visit by the German leader, President Trump essentially threw up his hands, saying that there was nothing the United States could do right now to end the war.