Donald Trump is reported to have made the remarks following his two-hour long phone call with his Vladimir Putin.

US President Donald Trump admits for the first time that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war against Ukraine. Trump has said this to European leaders, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.

After Trump’s third phone call with Putin since his inauguration, it appears there will be no letup in fighting and less U.S. pressure on Moscow.

The president promised peace on day one. Now he’s enabling Putin’s advances.

Vladimir Putin met with officials in the Kursk region, which may indicate plans to seize the Sumy region in Ukraine, reports the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Vladimir Putin, the leader of Russia,

The West has been applying pressure on Russia to end the war for three years, since Putin’s initial invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin outplayed everyone again — the Europeans lost their ultimatum, and the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, with sanctions. This was stated by Verkhovna Rada deputy Vladimir Dubinsky.