Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine should be left to “fight for a while,” with other nations leaving them to it. Mr Trump compared the war to an ice hockey brawl whilst speaking in the Oval Office with his German counterpart Friedrich Merz on Thursday (5 June).

The U.S. president is considering involving Moscow in nuclear negotiations with Iran, which have been bilateral until now. It is no secret that Vladimir Putin is furious about the destruction of a significant part of his air fleet after the worst attack since World War II on his bases and the new attack on the Crimean Bridge.