U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is “disappointed but not done” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
He made the remarks in an exclusive phone call with the BBC from the Oval Office, Ukrinform reports.
“I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. But I’m disappointed in him,” he said.
When asked how he plans to make Putin “stop the bloodshed:” Trump replied, “We’re working at it.”
Asked whether he trusts the Russian leader, Trump responded: “I trust almost no one.”
The conversation then moved onto NATO, which Trump has previously criticized as “obsolete.”
Asked if he still thought this was the case, he said: “No. I think NATO is now becoming the opposite of that” because the alliance was “paying their own bills.”
He said he still believed in collective defense, because it meant smaller countries could defend themselves against larger ones.
Trump said on Monday that he is very disappointed with Russia, as he has yet to secure a ceasefire agreement from Putin, while also warning Moscow of “very severe tariffs.”
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Source: Trump says he is 'disappointed but not done' with Putin
