Russian President Vladimir Putin constantly tries to act nice, but in reality, he lies a lot, said US President Donald Trump while speaking to journalists. Trump said that Ukrainians have shown tremendous bravery in their war with Russia.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending U.S. defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying that Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. The president also acknowledged that his previous suggestions that he might be able to cajole Russia's president into bringing the fighting to a close and quickly ending the war in Ukraine has “turned out to be tougher.