Russian President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump give a joint news conference in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018.

A former top adviser to Donald Trump has said the US president is being “played” by Vladimir Putin as he tries to stop the war in Ukraine.

Fiona Hill, who was senior director for European and Russian affairs on the US national security council during Trump’s first term in office, also accused the president of “lies” for suggesting Ukraine is losing.

Trump last night launched another volley of abuse at Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy for rejecting his latest peace plan.

Posting on Truth Social, he said: “The situation for Ukraine........

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