U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to "do something" after Russian President Vladimir Putin flouted his latest two-week deadline on the war in Ukraine.
In an interview with conservative radio host and CNN contributor Scott Jennings, Trump said he was "very disappointed" in Putin.
"He and I always had a great relationship," the U.S. president told Jennings. "Very disappointed. Thousands of people are dying. They're not Americans that are dying, but they're Russians and they're Ukrainians, and there's thousands, and it's a war that makes no sense."
"And it would have never started if I were president, and that's what bothers me even more, because the election was totally rigged," he continued. "We'll see what happens, but I'm very disappointed in President Putin."
"I can say that, and we'll be doing something to help people live."
In August, Trump extended an earlier deadline, giving Putin "a couple of weeks" before deciding what actions to take against the Kremlin.
"We'll see what happens," he said. "I think in two weeks, we'll know which way I'm going, because I'm going to go one way or the other, and they'll learn which way."
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