Trump urges Putin to stop attacks amid push for Ukraine peace deal

President Donald Trump issued a rare criticism of Russia, demanding President Vladimir Putin "STOP" after the deadliest attack on Kyiv since last July, which killed at least nine and injured more than 70.Trump aired his frustrations on the lack of progress to end the war after previously criticizing Ukraine the day before. This comes amid high-stakes talks with U.S. allies."I have my own deadline, and we want it to be fast," Trump said, ramping up his push to end the Russia-Ukraine war. The president posted on social media, "Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the Peace Deal DONE!""I didn't like last night, I wasn't happy with it. We're in the midst of talking peace and missiles were fired," Trump said.International affairs experts say to reach a deal, the U.S. needs to put more pressure on Russia."While they've started talks and maybe they've hit on some possibilities that could at least stop the fighting, the Trump administration has not so far been willing to push the Russians hard enough to stop," said Henry E. Hale of George Washington University.This comes while the head of NATO is in Washington, meeting with administration officials, and Trump is hosting Norway's Prime Minister to discuss ending the war."It is a bad thing for Europe and a bad thing for the world to have such a broad conflict going on. It can have ramifications far beyond Ukraine," said Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.While Trump says they've made progress, some say the U.S. ceasefire proposal favors Russia over Ukraine."Including things like formal recognition of Crimea, Ukrainian neutrality, which would really weaken it and hurt its ability to defend itself in the future," Hale said.Trump said Russia has made a "pretty big concession" to stop the war and not take the whole country, but Ukraine and much of Europe have pushed back on the idea that it counts as a concession.The NATO Secretary-General had meetings with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz while in Washington, D.C.

Trump aired his frustrations on the lack of progress to end the war after previously criticizing Ukraine the day before. This comes amid high-stakes talks with U.S. allies.

"I have my own deadline, and we want it to be fast," Trump said, ramping up his push to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

The president posted on social media, "Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Let's get the Peace Deal DONE!"

"I didn't like last night, I wasn't happy with it. We're in the midst of talking peace and missiles were fired," Trump said.

International affairs experts say to reach a deal, the U.S. needs to put more pressure on Russia.

"While they've started talks and maybe they've hit on some possibilities that could at least stop the fighting, the Trump administration has not so far been willing to push the Russians hard enough to stop," said Henry E. Hale of George Washington University.

This comes while the head of NATO is in Washington, meeting with administration officials, and Trump is hosting Norway's Prime Minister to discuss ending the war.

"It is a bad thing for Europe and a bad thing for the world to have such a broad conflict going on. It can have ramifications far beyond Ukraine," said Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

While Trump says they've made progress, some say the U.S. ceasefire proposal favors Russia over Ukraine.

"Including things like formal recognition of Crimea, Ukrainian neutrality, which would really weaken it and hurt its ability to defend itself in the future," Hale said.

Trump said Russia has made a "pretty big concession" to stop the war and not take the whole country, but Ukraine and much of Europe have pushed back on the idea that it counts as a concession.

The NATO Secretary-General had meetings with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz while in Washington, D.C.

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