White House says President Trump had no advance knowledge of Ukraine’s ‘Spiderweb’ operation
U.S. President Donald Trump did not receive advance notice about Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian military airfields on June 1, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on June 3. Asked what Trump thinks about Kyiv’s Operation “Spiderweb,” Leavitt said the president’s position on the Russian–Ukrainian war remains unchanged:
He remains positive about the progress that we're seeing, but he is also a realist. He realizes that these two countries are at war and have been for a long time because of [President Joe Biden’s] weakness and incompetence.
Leavitt also emphasized that Trump “does not want this war to drag on.”
On June 1, Ukraine attacked several Russian military airfields using drones hidden inside semi-truck trailers. Officials in Kyiv claim the operation took roughly 18 months to prepare and inflicted significant losses on Russia’s strategic air fleet.