Donald Trump criticised Vladimir Putin for attacks on Ukrainian civilian areas, suggesting a change in approach through sanctions. This came after Trump's meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome, their first in-person encounter since February.

President Trump on Saturday said he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin may be stringing him along after the latest deadly strikes on Ukraine, as the U.S. seeks to bring an end to the war in

ROME — (AP) — 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."