WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. “I’m not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people,” Trump said of Putin during a meeting with his Cabinet.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump criticised Putin over the Ukraine war's high death toll, dismissed diplomatic gestures as "meaningless," hinted at stronger sanctions, and confirmed US approval to send defensive weapons to Ukraine.