Washington: US President Donald Trump sends mixed signals about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

This one back and forth has left many people confused, especially when the war in Ukraine pulls on. World leaders are watching carefully, uncertain what Trump will do next – and whether his words will turn into real action to make peace in Ukraine.

The Republican billionaire, who returned to Embed in January, which promised to end the war “In 24 Hours” has long been shown to sit with his Russian colleague and often talk about him with Gushing admiration.

Volodymyr Zelensky, meanwhile, has been a frequent target of Trump’s Ire, as seen with the spectacular connection of the Ukrainian leader in a tense oval office meeting in March.

But in recent weeks, the US president has shown growing frustration over Putin’s position in stalemate truce negotiations with Kiev.

And in statements from Sunday, Trump, facing rising calls from Republican lawmakers, seemed to take a harder attitude towards Putin, to change his tone.

After Moscow released a particularly deadly barrier of drones against his western neighbor, Trump said on his truth’s social platform that he thought Putin “wants all Ukraine.”

Present such a goal he warned in a rare devoted Russian leader, “will lead to Russia’s downfall!”

‘Totally crazy’

“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin from Russia, but something has happened to him. He’s gone completely crazy!”

There was little sign that his criticism had influence, with the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who suggested on Monday that the “very critical moment” was filled with “emotional reactions”.

And after Trump’s outbreak, Moscow fired 355 drones on Ukraine overnight in the biggest such attack since Moscow’s invasion of 2022, according to Kiev – a day after Russian strikes killed 13 people.

Russia’s weekend tasks came when diplomatic efforts to end the three -year war stepped up with a prisoner exchange and direct conversations between the two sides.

European leaders expressed hope that Trump’s expressed anger could signal a shift in front.

“President Trump is aware that when President Putin said on the phone he was ready for peace, or told his broadcasts he was ready for peace, he lied,” France’s leader Emmanuel Macron told journalists during a trip to Vietnam.

“We have once again seen in recent hours, Donald Trump expresses his anger, a form of impatience,” said the French president.

“I simply hope this is translated into action.”

US credibility ‘at stake’

Macron said it was time to threaten Russia with “much more massive sanctions” to persuade it to end the conflict.

“The credibility of the United States is at stake.”

But it is still unclear which way Trump can choose in the coming days, especially since he has not posted his relentless criticism of Ukraine’s leader.

In his social media post on Sunday, Trump also slammed Zelensky, who had previously warned that “America’s silence, silence all over the world is only encouraging Putin.”

Zelensky “did not do his country without favors by talking as he does,” Trump wrote.

“Everything out of his mouth creates problems, I don’t like it, and it’s better stop,” he said.

While so far flushed with Bluster, Trump’s foreign policy results remain quite skinny, whether on Ukraine, Iran -Nuclear Program or the war raging in Gaza.

During his first period, Trump also boasted of unique access and deal-making potential, including meetings with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

While unprecedented to a Western leader, these meetings eventually seemed to do little to change Kim’s provocative behavior.