Trump discovers a moment from meeting with Putin: I told him, are you a blue tiger?

US President Donald Trump has strongly commented on the war in Ukraine and the role of Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing deep disappointment over how conflict has developed.

In a statement made during an event in Alaska, the American leader said he had met Putin and had a “good meeting”, but expressed surprise at the Russian leader's later actions.

We met Putin in Alaska. We had a good date. He then returned and began to send fears to Kiev”, the 79-year-old said.

Commenting on the performance of the war in Ukraine, Trump added that “I said: I thought we had a good date. You don't look well. You've been fighting a war for four years that should have ended in a week. Are you a tiger of paper? I'm very disappointed by Putin”.

Known for its direct and often contradictory style, he has repeated several times over the past few years that if he were still president, the war in Ukraine would not have happened or had been resolved very quickly.

These statements come at a critical moment for the ongoing conflict on global security and US-Russia relations.