President Donald Trump's decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause in some deliveries last week — a move that he felt wasn't properly coordinated with the White House,

When a reporter asked Tuesday who approved the pause, President Trump responded curtly: "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?"

Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” in retaliation,

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was not sure of the veracity of a CNN article that reported U.S. President Donald Trump had once threatened to bomb Moscow to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine.

Russia said it could not confirm the veracity of President Donald Trump's claim that he told Russian President Vladimir Putin he would bomb Moscow if Ukraine was invaded. Audio of Trump speaking at a private meeting with fundraisers in 2024 about the conversation with Putin was broadcast by CNN.