WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. “I’m not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people,” Trump said of Putin during a meeting with his Cabinet.

President Trump is increasingly suggesting that he believes his Russian counterpart had become an impediment to the peace deal he aims to make.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday that Moscow will not "give up" on its aims in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. - Zelensky in Denmark - Putin and Trump spoke as Kyiv said that Russian strikes on Thursday killed at least eight people in Ukraine.