Like many American leaders before him, US President Donald Trump is finding out that getting through to Russian President Vladimir Putin is not as easy as he might have thought.

U.S. President Donald Trump condemned a recent strike on Ukraine, speaking directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Truth Social post on Thursday, writing "Vladimir, STOP!" and advocating for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump posted in response to the latest attack on Ukraine, which killed 10 and injured many more.

ROME — President Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon. Only a day earlier, Trump had said Ukraine and Russia were “very close to a deal.”