Putin is being told—with Trump's mafia-like rhetoric now directed at Moscow—that Ukraine will not run out of arms. It is quite a big deal, to use language Trump will understand.

Trump has continued to blame his White House predecessors for Putin's 2022 invasion on neighboring Ukraine - a conflict he says would have never happened if he were reelected in 2020.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin an ultimatum when he took office: Settle the war with Ukraine or brace for painful tariffs and ruinous sanctions. Six ...

Trump has said he is “very disappointed” with Putin for continuing to bomb Ukrainian cities, and has given him 50 days to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine – or risk draconian new sanctions.

Trump's move in the first half of 2025 to reset economic ties with Moscow also raised concerns about whether Biden-era sanctions aimed at choking revenues for Putin's war machine would be eased.