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‘Disappointed but not done with Putin’: Trump after announcing weapons support for Ukraine

The US president spoke hours after he issued a warning to Russia to broker a ceasefire deal with Ukraine or face sanctions with a deadline of 50 days.

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When asked whether President Trump trusts Putin, he responded saying “I trust almost no-one." (AP Photos)

US President Donald Trump has said that he is “disappointed” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin but not done with him after the former announced weapons support to Ukraine, including Patriot missiles. When asked by the BBC whether the US president trusts Putin, he responded saying “I trust almost no-one.”

Trump, who was speaking to BBC in a telephonic interview published on Tuesday, said he thought a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine was on the cards at least four different times but it didn’t fructify. The US president spoke hours after he issued a warning to Russia to broker a ceasefire deal with Ukraine or face sanctions with a deadline of 50 days.

“I’m disappointed with him (Putin), but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed with him,” Trump said. He added “We’ll have a great conversation. I’ll say: ‘That’s good, I’ll think we’re close to getting it done,’ and then he’ll knock down a building in Kyiv,” BBC reported.

Great meeting with @POTUS today. We’re already delivering on decisions from the #NATOSummit in a major way, bringing together more spending, more production & more support to Ukraine. Russia’s brutality needs to stop – this new initiative will help deliver just and lasting peace pic.twitter.com/gLe7WrEDDp

— Mark Rutte (@SecGenNATO) July 14, 2025

After announcing new weapons for Ukraine on Monday, the US president threatened further sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, especially oil, unless Moscow agrees to a truce with Kyiv.

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It is being viewed as a major policy shift in the Trump administration’s stance towards dealing with Russia as the US president showed a more conciliatory approach when he returned to the White House in January, but now the US government has signalled disenchantment with Putin due to Moscow’s ongoing attacks on its neighbor.

During the interview from the Oval Office, Trump endorsed NATO after having described the 32-countries military alliance as obsolete. The Republican leader further affirmed his support for the organisation’s common defence principle.

Asked about the assassination attempt which took place in July 2024, Trump said he would like to think about it as little as possible. “I don’t like to think about if it did change me, could be life-changing,” he said.

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