Trump is 'disappointed' with Putin, who is not looking to stop
'I don't think he's looking to stop,' Trump said, referring to Putin, adding that the conversation offered no signs of a breakthrough.
Trump's remarks come amid escalating Russian drone attacks on Kyiv, which saw at least 14 people injured in an all-night assault stretching over eight hours from Thursday night to early Friday.
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POTUS also said he will speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday.
Speaking to reporters earlier, as the US President left Washington for Iowa, had said "we haven't" completely paused the weapons flow but blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, for sending so many weapons that it risked weakening U.S. defenses.
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"We're giving weapons, but we've given so many weapons. But we are giving weapons. And we're working with them and trying to help them, but we haven't. You know, Biden emptied out our whole country giving them weapons, and we have to make sure that we have enough for ourselves," he said.
Air raid sirens blared across the Ukrainian capital until 5 a.m. local time as drone debris set fire to buildings, cars, and even a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district, officials said. Explosions and anti-aircraft fire were heard across multiple districts as air defence systems engaged incoming drones.
"There are a great many targets over Kyiv. We are working on Russian drones in all districts," said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military administration.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that 12 of the 14 injured were hospitalised, with damage reported in six out of ten districts across both banks of the Dnipro River.
The Ukrainian state rail company Ukrzaliznytsia reported infrastructure damage that resulted in train delays and diversions in the capital.
The strike is part of a broader uptick in Russian aerial assaults in recent weeks, including some of the deadliest attacks of the war on the capital city of three million people.
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