It has been a busy week for outrage. On Oct. 9, President Donald Trump announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would release Russian diesel to the world market, 300,000 tons at once and millions more to follow.

A senior U.S. official said Trump had not agreed to meet Putin but could be open to the idea because the 80-year-old president is desperate to broker an end to the war. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump frequently claimed he would end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine within “one day” of returning to the White House in January 2025.

Asked about Trump taking his relationship with Putin to the next level, Zelenskyy did not hold back: “He speaks about it, openly and loudly, that he loves such people, and he respects such people.” Fact-check: True. Zelenskyy added, “How can Trump be friends with him? I think that it’s a mistake.”

Donald Trump has hit out at critics claiming he's giving Vladimir Putin a financial leg up in the Ukraine war by dropping all sanctions against Russia. The post Trump Claims He Lifted Russian Sanctions To Keep Putin At The Negotiating Table: Don’t Want to ‘Foolishly’ Drive Him Away first appeared on Mediaite.

The Republican president’s stated rationale for blocking sanctions on Russia doesn’t make a lot of sense. So what’s the actual explanation?

Ukraine conflict. Political commentator Harry Sisson reacted to Trump’s explanation, calling it ’Russian propaganda."

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted President Donald Trump waiving sanctions against Russia as a "mistake" that only benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin.

President Trump said during a Newsmax interview Tuesday that Ukrainian President Zelensky is "more difficult to work with than Putin" and compared his government to a circus, calling him "P.T. Barnum.