It's only been ten days since Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin crazy following a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine.

But now the attacks have been flowing in the opposite direction, it feels like the Russian president has seen an opportunity to win back Washington's affections.

It involves playing the victim.

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The Kremlin, for example, said the leaders' call was focussed on Ukrainian attacks "on Russian civilians".

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Image: Putin accused Ukraine of relying on 'terror'. Pic: Reuters

And before it, Putin accused Ukraine's leadership of being a "terrorist organisation", in his first comments since

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