DONALD Trump has warned Vladimir Putin he's “disappointed but not done” with the Russian tyrant, saying he “trusts almost no-one.”
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he still believes a peace deal with Russia is possible, but made clear his patience is wearing thin.
The remarks came just hours after he issued a 50-day ultimatum to Putin to end his assault on Ukraine or face sweeping tariffs and US-supplied long-range missiles that could reach Russian soil.
“I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed in him,” Trump told the BBC on Monday in a 20-minute phone interview.
“We’re working it, Gary,” he said when pressed on how he plans to stop the bloodshed.
“We’ll have a great conversation. I’ll say: ‘That’s good, I think we’re close to getting it