But his frustration with Putin has grown. Last week, the president said the United States was taking “a lot of bullshit” from Putin. Today, he authorized a significant shipment of U.S. defensive weapons to Ukraine via NATO and threatened Russia with new tariffs if the war does not end in 50 days.

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they will speak by phone Thursday, their sixth publicly disclosed chat since Trump returned to the White House this year. Trump said in a social media post the call will take place at 10 a.m. EDT. Neither leader offered any immediate details on the topic.

The call between Trump and Putin comes just one day after Washington indirectly aided Putin’s war effort against Ukraine by suspending some shipments of air defense missiles, artillery shells and other weapons as part of what Pentagon officials have described as a pause of arms shipments globally while the U.S. replenishes its own stockpiles.

Trump has previously said he doesn’t think there will be a significant breakthrough on peace talks until he and Putin speak directly. “I don’t believe anything is going to happen, whether ...

Donald Trump has threatened Russia with “very severe tariffs​” should it fail to reach a cease-fire deal with Ukraine within 50 days, signaling a hardened U.S. stance as the war enters a volatile new phase.

The stakes are high at President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to discuss a 30-day Ukraine ceasefire during a phone call on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in ...

I go home, I tell the First Lady, ‘You know, I spoke to Vladimir today, we had a wonderful conversation’,” Trump told reporters. “She said, ‘Oh really? Another city was just hit’.”

After a phone call with President Trump Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to stop striking Russian oil depots and energy infrastructure as part of a ceasefire deal.

Donald Trump will speak on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war, the US president announced. “THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE ‘BLOODBATH ...

President Trump announces arrangement where NATO pays for US weapons sent to Ukraine, as Russian strikes intensify across Ukraine, including an attack on a maternity hospital.