The White House faces the question of whether its appeasement of Russia has failed to achieve the ceasefire it promised and instead emboldened the Kremlin on the battlefield.

US President Donald Trump has appeared to set a two-week deadline for Vladimir Putin, threatening a different response if the Russian counterpart was still stringing him along. As the Kremlin escalated its attacks on Ukraine,

President Donald Trump is making clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, leveling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounds Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a third straight night.

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But in recent weeks, the relationship has begun to show signs of strain.

Donald Trump blasted at Vladimir Putin after Russia launched a deadly air strike on Ukrainian cities on Sunday, May 25. Reportedly, 298 drones and 69 missiles were launched in its overnight assault on Ukraine,

Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian president he will "respond differently" if he does not engage seriously with peace talks

President Donald Trump has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he has a "week and a half to two weeks" to prove he is serious about ending the war in Ukraine

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled that his patience with Vladimir Putin is running thin, warning the Russian leader that he is “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in serious peace talks about ending the war in Ukraine.