Putin, Trump and Ukraine
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Trump’s decision to help Ukraine fight an onslaught of Russian attacks reverses a Pentagon decision to withhold defensive weapons.
A new book alleges that President Donald Trump told donors he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with bombing Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the intensification of attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine early Thursday for the second time in two days.
The Russian leader is convinced that Moscow’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin.
"With Putin, I said, 'If you go into Ukraine, I'm going to bomb the s--t out of Moscow,'" Trump can be heard saying on the recording. "He said 'No way,' and I said, 'Way.' And then he goes,
The president’s remarks during a cabinet meeting were the latest sign of his growing displeasure with the Russian leader.
The number of Russian drones and missiles in the barrage set a single-night record and underscored Ukraine’s need for weapons.
Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he was "not happy" with Putin, who he forcefully criticized for a second day in a row.