The White House disputes the officials’ account, saying Trump believes Russia is winning in Ukraine but still wants peace.

Trump and Putin end phone call after two hours, White House says - The American leader spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky beforehand

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing President Trump "like a fiddle," at an Axios event Wednesday. Why it matters: Bipartisan pressure is growing in the Senate for the White House to give lawmakers the green light to pass a new package of sanctions against Moscow.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is scheduled to brief reporters on Monday morning. The briefing is scheduled shortly before President Trump is scheduled to speak with Russian

A two-hour-plus call was an eyebrow-raising shift in both substance and tone from Donald Trump: there was no demand for Vladimir Putin to sign onto an immediate cease-fire. And the White House was pulling back from its efforts to halt the fighting.

A source close to the White House told The Post Thursday there are no plans yet for any sitdown between Trump and Putin.

Vladimir Putin has boasted of a massive missile strike on a military base in Ukraine’s Sumy region that the Kremlin claims killed as many 70 soldiers.

Republican lawmakers are urging President Trump to take a much tougher line against Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine, arguing that Putin is not serious about peace.

Vuyo Zungula, leader of the African Transformation Movement, critiques the recent meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump, labelling it a failure due to Trump's demands for specific delegation members.