He was hit very hard, just like I said he would be; he took a strong blow,” Trump said, apparently referring to the intensified Russian strikes on Ukraine. Read also: Massive Russian strike on Kyiv: Death toll rises to two,

President Trump said on Thursday that a phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had not resulted in any movement toward ending the war in Ukraine, adding that he was “not happy” with the conflict grinding on. “I didn’t make any progress with him at all,” Mr. Trump told reporters.