i'll guarantee you that the trump is saying this about the putin because the putin has never varied from his demands which have never been acknowledged or addressed, which are why this war began. get the nazi's out of ukraine, get nato off of our border. simple security demands usually laughed at by 'our diplomats;

After another failed attempt to effect an end to the war in Eastern Europe, President Trump approved the delivery of a new shipment of weapons to Ukraine. And on Tuesday, he told reporters he was considering adding sanctions on Russia after labeling conversations with Vladimir Putin “meaningless.”

The move to send Ukraine a hoard of missiles, rocket launchers, and grenade launchers that the Trump administration had previously halted came after a “disappointing” conversation Trump had with the Russian president on Thursday. Trump was unable to convince Putin to end the war with his neighbor, Ukraine. Reports say Putin made clear to Trump that Russia was determined to achieve its goals, “the elimination of the well-known root causes that led to the current state of affairs.”

Trump, who said he never ordered the weapons freeze in the first place, justified resuming their delivery under pretext of Ukrainian self-defense. He said, “We have to, they have to be able to defend themselves. They are getting hit very hard. Now they are getting hit very hard. We’re gonna have to send more weapons.”

Following that announcement, Trump aired recent frustration he harbored toward Putin. He said on Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting that Putin is a nice guy, but one who throws out a lot of nonsense.............more..........