President Donald Trump revealed Monday that his effort to bring Russia to the table for meaningful peace talks to end the Ukraine war was a hard sell for one of the most important people in his orbit -- first lady Melania Trump.

US President Donald Trump said he was disappointed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but did not refuse to engage with him. He also threatened Russia with new tariffs, reports the BBC. After meeting with the NATO Secretary General at the White House,

US President Donald Trump has said he's "disappointed but not done" with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who is showing no signs of ending the war in Ukraine.

Though endlessly critical of his predecessor, President Trump has adopted a Ukraine strategy similar to that of former President Joe Biden: Arm the Ukrainians to the teeth and threaten Russian President Vladimir Putin with even more sanctions if he does not agree to a peace deal.

Trump delayed “very severe” sanctions on Russia for 50 days, sparking criticism from Ukrainians and European leaders who see the delay as too long.

Donald Trump was today warned his tariff threats and promises to arm Ukraine was pushing Russia towards nuclear war — and Mad Vlad's forces would leave cities looking "Hiroshima and Nagasaki." State TV propagandist and war pundit Aleksandr Sladkov said Trump's crackdown on Russian warmonger Putin would backfire and it is the US President who "should be scared".

Melania Trump has highlighted Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine in private conversations, President Trump said on Monday.

Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's "pathological fixation" on preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, a direct Russian attack on the alliance is highly unlikely. -The war in Ukraine has exposed the Russian military's significant weaknesses and its limited ability to project power,

President Donald Trump's recent about-face in his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised many people in the White House, except for one. Trump hinted on Monday that first lady Melania Trump may have helped change his mind on Putin.