Trump: Ukraine-Russia war still ‘killing a lot of people,’ Putin talked ‘bulls—’ in previous peace talks

US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk as they make their way to take the "family photo" during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. World leaders and senior business figures are gathering in the Vietnamese city of Danang this week for the annual 21-member APEC summit. (Photo by JORGE SILVA / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JORGE SILVA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk as they make their way to take the “family photo” during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 11, 2017. (Photo by JORGE SILVA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Abril Elfi 
12:10 PM – Tuesday, July 8, 2025

President Donald Trump ripped Russian President Vladimir Putin for talking “bulls—“ by seemingly pretending to agree to what the GOP president labeled as now “meaningless” peace talks regarding the ongoing war with Ukraine.

On Tuesday, Trump emphasized to reporters during a recent cabinet meeting that “a lot of people are dying” on both sides, further reiterating that the ongoing conflict “should end.”

“A lot of people are dying and it should end,” Trump said. “We get a lot of bulls— 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.”

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Despite Russian sentiment, which has conveyed their eagerness to work with the U.S. to make a peace deal in Ukraine, Moscow’s attacks have continued, prompting Trump to openly express his frustration.

“The Ukrainians were brave but I will say we gave them the best equipment ever made,” Trump said, reiterating his intention to give Kyiv more weapons and other materiel.

Last week, the president held a cabinet meeting with Putin and then later told reporters that he was “disappointed” with the Russian president, adding: “it just seems like he wants to go all the way and just keep killing people.”

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