Trump Just Called Out Putin's 'Bulls***' – But Don't Expect Anything To Change In Ukraine

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Donald Trump has just accused Vladimir Putin of selling him “bullshit” about the Ukraine war in a moment Kyiv, and its allies, have been rooting for. The US president has long swallowed his Russian counterpart’s claims about his invasion of Ukraine, irrespective of how the rest of the west interprets the Kremlin’s promises.When Putin first launched its offensive into Ukraine back in February 2022, Trump – who had been ousted from office the year before – called the ruthless land grab “savvy” and “genius”.In 2023, he promised he would resolve the war within 24 hours because “there’s a very easy negotiation to take place”.While Europe sent money and weapons to Kyiv so it could protect its sovereignty and isolate Putin on the world stage through sanctions, Trump seemed indifferent about the threat Russian expansionism posed to the whole continent.In fact, he seemed to be a friend to Putin. Weeks after he was re-elected to the White House, Trump shouted at Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, claiming: “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Volodymyr Zelensky got into an explosive shouting match in the middle of the Oval Office ... and, it wasn't behind closed doors, but in front of the press. Watch the FULL VIDEO HERE: https://t.co/tdGBL9j9Nnpic.twitter.com/ahelWkquLS— TMZ (@TMZ) February 28, 2025The tide appeared to change in spring this year after Moscow launched the deadliest strike on Ukraine since last summer. In a much-mocked moment, he wrote on social media: “Vladimir, STOP!”Trump even said he was “absolutely” considering imposing more sanctions on Russia after Putin started to escalate his use of force against Ukraine, and seemed bewildered in May over Russian aggression, saying: “I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin.”At the start of July, he spoke to Putin on the phone and said he was “disappointed” in the Russian leader and that he did not believe Moscow would end the war.So, when Trump finally told reporters on Tuesday that Putin had been misleading him over his promises to seek peace in Ukraine, it seemed like a watershed moment.The US president said: “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth.“He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”He also resumed weapon shipments to Ukraine after the White House implemented a brief pause of shortage fears last week.But this might not be the turning point that Ukraine and its supporters may have been hoping for.Keir Giles, senior consulting fellow of Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia programme, told HuffPost UK: “Every time Trump expresses frustration with Putin, there is a surge of optimism across Western media that he may finally have had enough of being laughed at by the Kremlin, and consequently his consistent policy of doing nothing that might offend Russia might change.“But every time these hopes are disappointed, as the brief flash of irritation in a social media post or a throwaway comment comes to nothing – no measures against Moscow, no renewed support for Kyiv.”Trump has indeed threatened to sanction Putin plenty of times now but is yet to actually do it – even when Russia has obviously breached the deadlines for truce imposed by the White House.And let’s not forget how the president conveniently forgets what he’s said in the past when it does not suit him.Less than a week after he echoed Kremlin falsehoods and called Zelenskyy a “dictator”, Trump seemed bewildered when reminded of his remark in the Oval Office by reporters.“Did I say? I can’t believe I said that. Next question,” the president said.Trump, of course, does not have as much at risk as Ukraine’s European allies who fear Putin will look to encroach further into the continent unless he is stopped.Perhaps there is just one factor which could Trump to overcome years of support for Putin: his pride.After promising so publicly to end the war (and announcing his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize), Trump is being embarrassed on the world stage by Russia.Poland’s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski warned on X earlier this month: “President Trump, Putin is mocking your peace efforts.”Perhaps only time will tell what the mercurial leader actually decides to do next.Related...Trump Boasts About Threat To 'Bomb The S**t Out Of Moscow' In Leaked AudioTrump Accuses His Benefactor Putin Of Spewing ‘Bullshit’ About Ukraine InvasionKremlin Slams Trump Administration For Resuming Weapon Shipments To Ukraine

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