President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office Friday answered the question: which leader – Russia’s Vladimir Putin or Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky – has been easier to deal with, while issuing a stark new World War III warning.
A reporter pointed out to Trump that Putin was bombing Ukraine and asked the president if he believed the Russian leader still wanted peace.
‘I believe him, I believe him,’ Trump answered. ‘I think we’re doing really well with Russia.’
The president noted that Russia was ‘bombing the hell out of Ukraine.’
‘I’m finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine,’ Trump said.
The comments come a week after Trump and Zelensky’s blow-up in the Oval Office, which prompted the U.S. to pause intelligence sharing and weapons deliveries to Ukraine, a longtime ally.
They also come within hours of Trump pushing that he was ‘strongly considering’ imposing sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace agreement come to fruition.
‘Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely “pounding” Ukraine on the battlefield right now, I am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED,’ Trump posted to Truth Social Friday morning.
