President Donald Trump has intensified his rhetoric against the Kremlin, expressing frustration over Russia's reluctance to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. This marks a shift from his previously more amiable stance towards Putin. Trump now accuses the Russian leader of 'playing with fire' amid ongoing attacks in Ukraine. He hints at the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Russia, a noticeable change from his earlier approach of protecting Putin from tougher repercussions. Nonetheless, it's unclear if Trump will truly follow through with these sanctions or support bipartisan legislative efforts in Congress.
In perhaps his harshest rhetoric yet against Putin, Trump declared that Putin is "playing with fire" - a reference to Russia's escalating bombardment of Ukraine.
Trump has offered mixed messages about Putin, oscillating between praise of a leader with whom he believes he can do business and frustration over his inability to bring Russia to the bargaining table.
What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia. He's playing with fire!
This war is Joe Biden's fault, and President Trump has been clear he wants to see a negotiated peace deal.
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