Trump previously said his personal relationship with Putin would usher in peace for Ukraine. Now, he says Putin's gone "absolutely CRAZY!"

Trump compared war in Ukraine to children fighting in a park during a meeting with German Chancellor Merz, who emphasized that Trump is "the key person" who can pressure Russia to end the conflict.

It was precisely the position of US President Donald Trump that prompted such audacity from the Russian President Vladimir Putin, states Valerii Klochok, head of the Vezha Center for Public Analysis and chairman of the New Road Charitable Foundation,