Trump again criticizes Putin as Ukraine war heats up


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 May 2025

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg looks on as he meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump again expressed frustration on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the intensifying Ukraine conflict, a day after warning that Putin was "playing with fire" by resisting ceasefire talks while escalating drone and missile attacks.

But Trump also told reporters in the Oval Office that he was not yet prepared to impose new sanctions on Russia because he did not want the penalties to scuttle a potential peace deal.

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