Trump says Putin may not want to stop Ukraine war and could just be "tapping me along"

Trump says Putin may not want peace, may need to be ‘dealt with differently’

President Donald Trump said Saturday that Russia’s escalating bombardment of Ukraine had left him concerned that Russia did not want to end the war as he issued an unusually stern rebuke of President Vladimir Putin and threatened new sanctions on Moscow.

The US president, who wonders if he is not being "walked" by his Russian counterpart, mentioned the possibility of "bank sanctions" or "secondary sanctions" against Moscow.

Trump raises Putin doubts after Zelensky talks at pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the hush of St Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday. Zelensky said they had discussed a possible unconditional ceasefire with Russia and was "hoping for results" from a "very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historic". This was the two leaders' fir…

Trump questions Putin’s intentions after Zelensky meeting at Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome

ROME, April 27 — US President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the hush of St Peter’s Basilica before Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. Zelensky said they had discussed a possible unconditional ceasefire with Russia and was “hoping for results” from a “very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historic”. This was the tw…

Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close - American Press

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon. Only a day earlier, Trump had said Ukraine and Russia were “ very close to a deal.” “There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,” Trump said in a social media post as he flew back to the United States a…

Trump Says Putin Might Have To Be ‘Dealt With Differently’ - Real News Now

President Donald Trump is signaling a shift in his posture toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing frustration over Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine and warning that Putin “might have to be dealt with differently” if the conflict continues to drag on. In a post on Truth Social, Trump criticized Putin for escalating missile attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian areas in recent days. “There was no reason for Putin to be shoo…