A new book alleges that President Donald Trump told donors he threatened Russian President Vladimir Putin with bombing Moscow if Russia invaded Ukraine.

President Donald Trump's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, someone Trump claims to know "very well," seems to be on the rocks. During a cabinet meeting earlier this week, Trump said Putin has given the U.

After days of expressing displeasure with his latest phone call with Putin, Trump went even further at a Cabinet meeting.

Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he was "not happy" with Putin, who he forcefully criticized for a second day in a row.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. “I’m not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people,” Trump said of Putin during a meeting with his Cabinet.

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,

"We're going to send some more weapons – we have to. They have to be able to defend themselves," Trump said of Ukraine July 7.

An audio recording from 2024 run by CNN in which Trump said he had threatened Putin with bombing Moscow if he entered Ukraine, plus the U.S. leader's latest criticism, could mean a tougher stance by Washington toward Moscow is on the cards.

The president promised he would end the war before he even took office. Instead Putin is slaughtering more Ukrainian civilians.