War in Ukraine: After his call with Putin, Trump says he is "very unhappy" and discusses sanctions

A telephone conversation between the two leaders took place on Thursday, which did not lead to any progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was "very unhappy" with his phone call the day before with Vladimir Putin , which failed to produce any progress towards ending the war in Ukraine , adding that he had discussed the possibility of new sanctions with him.
"He wants to go all the way.""It's a very difficult situation. I told you I was very unhappy with my conversation with President Putin. He wants to go all the way, just keep killing people, that's not right," Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The US president also hinted that he might be ready to tighten sanctions against Russia, after avoiding them for the past six months as he tried to persuade his Russian counterpart to end the war. "We talk a lot about sanctions," he said of his conversations with the Russian leader. "He understands that could happen."
Donald Trump added that he had also had a "very strategic call" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, as concerns grow in Kyiv over US military aid deliveries.
"Strengthen" air defensesVolodymyr Zelensky said the two leaders agreed to work to "strengthen" Ukraine's air defenses, following the largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on Friday.
The US president said he also discussed sending Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine during a separate call with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday, though he had not yet decided whether to provide this key equipment. Friedrich Merz "believes they need to be protected," Trump said, referring to Ukraine.
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