But his frustration with Putin has grown. Last week, the president said the United States was taking “a lot of bullshit” from Putin. Today, he authorized a significant shipment of U.S. defensive weapons to Ukraine via NATO and threatened Russia with new tariffs if the war does not end in 50 days.

It remains to be seen just how lasting and severe President Donald Trump’s turn against Vladimir Putin will be. Trump has criticized the Russian president in unprecedented terms in recent days and signaled he’ll send vital weapons to Ukraine.

The US president spoke to reporters on the White House South Lawn on Tuesday afternoon, the day after he threatened to impose "secondary tariffs" on Moscow

They will be very, very powerful and very bad for the countries involved,” the president warned of his secondary tariffs.

Former US President Donald Trump has warned that "it's going to be too bad" for Russia if it does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine after his 50-day ultimatum

Melania Trump has highlighted Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine in private conversations, President Trump said on Monday.

US Senator Lindsey Graham responded to Donald Trump’s ultimatum regarding the war in Ukraine and warned Putin against making a mistake, reminding him how Iran was harshly punished for defying the US in the past,

Vladimir Putin’s conduct has prompted Donald Trump’s shift as Russia’s war effort in Ukraine has gotten only more aggressive.

Trump tells the that he trusts "almost no-one" in a wide-ranging phone call on the war in Ukraine, Nato and the UK.