President Donald Trump is finally criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin. As he signed executive orders in the Oval Office after the inauguration on Monday, Trump took aim at the Russian leader over his handling of the invasion into Ukraine. Trump has rarely criticized Putin and has often touted his relationship with the foreign leader.

The presidents sought to capture some of the media spotlight that was focused on the flurry of executive orders signed by Trump. Amid all the noise in Washington following the return of the Republican bulldozer to the White House,

As president-elect, Donald Trump said on more than one occasion that he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. More than a day into his presidency, the war rages on. But “ending wars” does still appear to be a top priority for the new administration.

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He mentioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when signing his second batch of executive orders in the Oval Office after a reporter asked him for further details about how he plans to deal with the leaders.

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Donald Trump has issued a warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin just hours after taking office following his inauguration. Trump said that Putin is ‘destroying Russia ’ and urged him to ‘make a deal’ with Ukraine to end the war. Trump said: ‘He has to make a deal. I think he is destroying Russia by not making a deal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated President-elect Trump ahead of his inauguration on Monday and said Moscow is open to dialogue with the new administration.  Speaking during a video

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Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be untrue.