Trump: I'm disappointed, but I'm not done with Putin

2025-07-15 07:57:31Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Trump: I'm disappointed, but I'm not done with Putin
American President, Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said he is disappointed but not finished with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the BBC.

Donald Trump was asked if he trusts the Russian leader and replied: "I trust almost nobody."

Trump spoke hours after announcing plans to send weapons to Ukraine and warned of tough tariffs on Russia if there was no ceasefire agreement within 50 days.

In a wide-ranging interview from the Oval Office, the US president also backed NATO, having once described it as obsolete, and affirmed his support for the organization's principle of mutual defense.

After meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte at the White House, the president spent a significant portion of the interview speaking at length about his frustration with the Russian leader.

Trump said he thought a deal was in the works with Russia four different times.

And when asked by the BBC if he was done with Putin, the president replied: "I'm disappointed with him, but I'm not done with him. But I am disappointed with him."

Asked how Trump would get Putin to "stop the bloodshed," the US president said: "We're working on that."


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