Trump Expresses Frustration Over Phone Call with Putin

2025-07-05 10:26:45

(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump expressed he was "disappointed" after a recent conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the week.

“I’m very disappointed with the conversation I had (Thursday) with President Putin because I don’t think he’s there," Trump told journalists on Friday after his return to Washington, DC, from Iowa, where he participated in an event ahead of Independence Day, according to a news outlet.

Trump stated that Putin has not presented any indication of wanting to end the conflict in Ukraine, which has lasted for three years.

“I’m just saying, I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad,” he added.

Criticizing the previous administration under Joe Biden for its role in the Ukraine crisis, Trump remarked: “I got stuck in the middle of it, just like I did with immigration and a lot of other things that they screwed up.”

“But I was not happy with the conversation.”

Trump earlier acknowledged that the phone discussion with Putin on Thursday did not result in any advancement toward a truce in Ukraine.

“We had a call. It was a pretty long call. We talked about a lot of things, including Iran, and we also talked about, as you know, the war with Ukraine. I'm not happy about that,” Trump stated.

“No, I didn’t make any progress with him today at all,” he concluded.

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