Initially, Trump saw Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, not Putin, as the stubborn one. Zelensky insisted on ironclad security guarantees from the United States, which Trump was unwilling to give. Meanwhile, Putin seemed to be striking up a friendship with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy.

President Donald Trump wrote Saturday morning in a Truth Social post that he would speak with Russian President Vladmir Putin on Monday to discuss how to end the "bloodbath" in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a war for more than three years after Putin invaded the Eastern European nation in February 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin remains perpetually just out of reach as the White House struggles in its efforts to bring the world leader to heel on his invasion of Ukraine. President Donald Trump appears undeterred in his efforts to get the Russian leader to the negotiating table even after the Kremlin dodged a proposal to

Donald Trump showed "signs of frustration" and lost his usual "cool and robust" composure during his rant about Vladimir Putin, a body language expert has claimed. Speaking to journalists onboard Air Force One,

U.S. President Trump has previously suggested that Russia and Ukraine will not be able to strike a deal without his presence.