While Putin initiated the war with his land grab invasion in February 2022, Trump has often blamed other people – such as Zelenskyy or Joe Biden – for starting the conflict. Donald Trump has expressed doubt over Russia’s claim that Ukraine had ordered a drone strike on Vladimir Putin’s home.

US President Donald Trump has said he does not believe Russia's claim that Ukraine attacked one of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's residences.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he did not believe that an alleged Ukrainian strike on President Vladimir Putin's residence took place as claimed by Russia.

Russia's foreign minister said Ukraine had attacked the Russian president's state residence with drones, while Kyiv called the accusation a lie.

Defense experts questioned Russia's drone attack claims against President Vladimir Putin's residence after Moscow provides conflicting accounts of intercepted Ukrainian drones.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the continued war in Ukraine, repeating that he had initially believed that ending the war would be easy.

I would give anything in the world if, in this address, I could say that peace will also come in just a few minutes,” Ukraine's Zelenskyy said just before midnight on New Year's Eve.