By Isabella Torregiani
3:02pm PDT, Jun 26, 2025
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President
Donald Trump made some pointed remarks about Russian leader
Vladimir Putin while discussing efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters, Trump said the U.S. is exploring whether it can supply Patriot missile systems and additional munitions to support Kyiv.
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After his appearance at the NATO summit, President Donald Trump offered a behind-the-scenes look at efforts to broker a deal between Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: "I know one thing: He'd like to settle, he'd like to get out of this thing. It's a mess for him," Trump told reporters on Wednesday, June 25. He described Putin as "misguided" and admitted he was surprised a resolution hadn't been reached. "Vladimir Putin has been more difficult. Frankly, I've had some problems with Zelensky," he noted.
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President Donald Trump acknowledged that negotiating peace in Ukraine has been "more difficult than other wars" but said he's still committed to helping Kyiv. During an exchange with BBC reporter Myroslava Petsa, Trump asked if she was currently living in Ukraine. She revealed she now resides in Poland with her children while her husband serves in the war. The president expressed sympathy for her family and confirmed that Ukraine is eager to purchase weapons from the U.S. "We're going to see if we can make some available," he said. "They're very hard to get. We need them too. We were supplying them to Israel, and they're very effective — 100% effective. Hard to believe how effective. And they do want that more than any other thing, as you probably know."
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President Donald Trump has reportedly grown inpatient with Vladimir Putin, even calling him "crazy" after Russia launched a wave of 300 drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. Despite pressure from Congress, the U.S. is not planning to impose additional sanctions on Russia. "If we did what everybody here wants us to do, and that is come in and crush them with more sanctions, we probably lose our ability to talk to them about the ceasefire, and then who's talking to them?" Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Politico in an interview during the summit.
