Had Donald Trump been here in Kyiv to witness this morning’s Russian airstrikes, I’m certain it would have made an impression on him. Russia launched more than 300 Shahed-type attack drones, five Iskandr-K cruise missiles and two North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles, according to the Kyiv Independent.
Four people across the country were killed and at least 12 injured, including in Odesa where residents were also subject to a brunt of the barrage.
It is the type of attack world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk would want Trump to see, thus his invitation to host the U.S. president at his home for a week to appreciate how desperately Ukraine needs U.S. military aid. Usyk extended the invitation to Trump during an interview he conducted with CNN Sports.
"He should be responsible for the words he said. He said that in a month or a day, he would stop this war. He is not responsible for his words. Why does he speak?" he wondered.
A summary of his thoughts, per Ukrainska Pravda:
"I offer him my home. Let him come to Ukraine. I will give him my home and my security guards. I will ensure his complete safety. Let him live in my house for a week and see how rockets fly over it and how people live in Ukraine…
Let him come and live for a week, not just one day, but let him come secretly so that no one knows he has arrived,"
Usyk added.
He explained that Trump’s visit would have to be kept secret because if Moscow learned about it, it would stop its attacks.
"And when he comes secretly, let him live somewhere in [the Kyiv districts of] Obolonskyi or Troieshchyna, where houses, residential buildings are being bombed. … Then he will understand what is happening," the boxer said.
In my audio dispatch from Kyiv, I break down what Trump would possibly observe, if he were to actually take Usyk up on his offer. I’ll also discuss what usually happens when foreign dignitaries come to Ukraine and get a feel for what is happening on the ground.
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