By: Express Web Desk June 5, 2025 23:46 IST 3 min readTrump expressed his unhappiness with Putin over the weekend attacks, as he has been trying to get Russia and Ukraine agree to a ceasefire. (Photos: AP)US President Donald Trump Thursday compared Russia and Ukraine to two fighting children who needed to work out their differences before anyone could intervene.“Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy,” Trump remarked during a news conference at the Oval Office. “They hate each other, and they’re fighting in a park, and you try and pull them apart. They don’t want to be pulled. Sometimes you’re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart.”He added that he had given the same analogy to Putin the previous day: “I said, ‘President, maybe you have to keep fighting and suffering a lot, because both sides are suffering, before you pull them apart, before they’re able to be pulled apart.’”Trump compares Russia-Ukraine condition to “2 young kids fighting in a park,” says “sometimes you’re better off letting them fight.”Claims he told Putin this analogy in a phone call. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar pic.twitter.com/B6g2wuvYNE— Akash Sharma (@kaidensharmaa) June 5, 2025While Trump had repeatedly claimed during his campaign that he could end the war within 24 hours, he now admitted he had been sarcastic. When asked about additional sanctions on Russia, he equivocated, stating he would act when the time felt right.He even hinted that Ukraine might face consequences. “We’ll be very, very, very tough, and it could be on both countries to be honest,” he said. “You know, it takes two to tango.”.@POTUS on Russia-Ukraine: “When I see the moment when we’re not going to make a deal, when this thing won’t stop… we’ll be very, very tough. And it could be on both countries to be honest. It takes two to tango.” pic.twitter.com/nMoccg2aDh— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 5, 2025Trump had made a few recent comments about the war and ignored Ukraine’s recent drone attack on nuclear-capable bombers inside Russia. Although he had previously called Putin “absolutely crazy,” his tone shifted.Last month, he had suggested giving the Russian leader “two weeks” to show progress but later abandoned the timeline altogether. In his latest social media post, he simply relayed Putin’s intent to retaliate.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:RussiaUkraine