U.S. President Donald Trump stated on July 5 that Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t seem desirous about ending the warfare in Ukraine, in response to a remark made onboard Air Pressure One.

Trump reiterated that he was "very sad" with the July 3 cellphone name between the 2 leaders.

"It simply looks like he needs to go all the best way and simply maintain killing individuals. It's not good. I wasn't proud of it," Trump instructed reporters.

The decision, which lasted about an hour, was confirmed by the Kremlin to have centered on Ukraine. Putin reportedly instructed Trump that Russia would proceed pursuing its "targets" within the warfare.

Trump's remarks comply with a pointy escalation in Russian missile and drone assaults throughout Ukraine which have killed and injured tons of of civilians in latest weeks.

The strikes have hit a number of areas, destroying civilian infrastructure amid persistent calls from Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe for an unconditional ceasefire.

The day after his name with Putin, the U.S. president spoke by cellphone with President Volodymyr Zelensky and stated the 2 had a "very strategic" dialog.

"We talked about various things… I feel it was a really, very strategic name," Trump stated. When requested about supplying Patriot air protection techniques to Ukraine, he replied, "Yeah, we’d."

"They're going to wish one thing as a result of they're being hit fairly exhausting," Trump added.

The assertion comes because the U.S. Protection Division has paused deliveries of a number of key weapons techniques, together with Patriot missiles and precision-guided munitions, prompting concern in Kyiv.

Whereas Trump has stated he needs to assist Ukraine, his administration has not imposed new sanctions on Russia since taking workplace and has not authorized extra assist packages.

The U.S. president has as a substitute directed strikes in opposition to Iran, focusing on three nuclear amenities in June in response to regional escalations, a transfer critics say contrasts together with his cautious strategy towards Moscow.

When requested why he seems more durable on Tehran than Moscow, Trump instructed reporters, "No, I feel I'm more durable on Russia than I’m on Iran."

Regardless of two rounds of face-to-face talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Could and June in Istanbul, no settlement on a ceasefire has been reached. The negotiations have solely resulted in prisoner exchanges, as Moscow continues to push for maximalist calls for in peace talks.