US politics live: Donald Trump’s rare swipe at Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump has taken a rare swipe at Vladimir Putin, saying he doesn’t know what’s going on with his Russian counterpart.

Donald Trump has taken a rare swipe at Vladimir Putin, saying he doesn’t know “what the hell happened” to his Russian counterpart in the wake of his most recent large-scale strike against Ukraine.

“I’m not happy with what Putin is doing,” Mr Trump told reporters of the attack, which saw hundreds of drones and missiles target Ukrainian cities overnight.

“He’s killing a lot of people, and I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin.

“I’ve known him a long time, always gotten along with him, but he’s sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don’t like it at all.”

According to Ukrainian officials, at least 12 people were killed and dozens more were injured.

The President’s remarks came as he agreed to delay imposing staggering 50 per cent tariffs on European Union imports until at least July 9, backtracking on his threat just 72 hours earlier to introduce them on June 1.

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