''[[Axios]]'' first reported that [[President Donald Trump]] was briefed ahead of the provocation, then hastily changed the story to reflect push back from the Trump [[White House]] administration saying Trump did not know.<ref>[https://asiatimes.com/2025/06/ukraine-targets-russian-bases-to-force-trumps-hand/# Ukraine targets Russian bases to force Trump’s hand], by Stephen Bryen, ''Asia Times'', June 3, 2025. asiatimes.com</ref> Days earlier, Trump did not know about the [[NATO]]/[[Ukraine]] assassination attempt on [[Russian Federation]] [[President Vladimir Putin]] with a [[drone]] attack on President Putin's helicopter over [[Kursk]]. | ''[[Axios]]'' first reported that [[President Donald Trump]] was briefed ahead of the provocation, then hastily changed the story to reflect push back from the Trump [[White House]] administration saying Trump did not know.<ref>[https://asiatimes.com/2025/06/ukraine-targets-russian-bases-to-force-trumps-hand/# Ukraine targets Russian bases to force Trump’s hand], by Stephen Bryen, ''Asia Times'', June 3, 2025. asiatimes.com</ref> Days earlier, Trump did not know about the [[NATO]]/[[Ukraine]] assassination attempt on [[Russian Federation]] [[President Vladimir Putin]] with a [[drone]] attack on President Putin's helicopter over [[Kursk]]. |