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.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin telling him to make a deal now to end the war in Ukraine, threatening economic consequences if he doesn't. "It's time to 'MAKE A DEAL.' NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!" Trump wrote in a new social media post.

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

Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

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Trump has often spoken warmly of Putin but Monday in the Oval Office, the newly inaugurated president made some of the most critical comments he’s ever made.

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President Trump on Thursday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine, arguing he thinks the latter is ready to negotiate. A reporter asked Trump in the Oval

President Donald Trump told reporters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to negotiate a deal with Russia to end the "ridiculous war."