US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on July 08, 2025 in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the Russian dictator he has long admired and who helped him win the presidency in 2016 of offering up “bullshit” in ceasefire talks to end his bloody assault on neighbouring Ukraine.

“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump told reporters of Vladimir Putin. “He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”

Trump during the Cabinet meeting photo opportunity also said he had approved the transfer of weapons to Ukraine to defend itself from Putin’s nightly attacks against Ukrainian civilians. The number of missiles and drones Russia has been firing of late has been several times higher than it was before Trump retook office in January.

“He’s not treating human beings right. He’s killing too many people,” Trump said.

Trump’s new criticisms of his benefactor are a departure from the way he has spoken of Putin for years.

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