Donald Trump says Russia is easier to deal with than ‘difficult’ Ukraine

Donald Trump has taken another dig at Ukraine as he reflects on the progress of peace talks.

Donald Trump had a very public bust up with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at the end of February, and it seems the pair are still struggling to see eye to eye.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday (March 7), Trump reflected on how well peace talks have been going.

He said the US is ‘doing very well with Russia’, and ‘it may be easier dealing with’ Moscow than Kyiv at this point.

Trump has said Russia is determined to end the war peacefully(Carl Court – Pool/Getty Images)

However, a few hours earlier, Trump did say he was ‘strongly considering’ large scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire with Ukraine was reached.

This threat from Trump is reportedly in response to a large-scale attack Russia conducted on Thursday using missiles and drones to target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Trump explained he was considering the tariffs because ‘Russia is absolutely pounding Ukraine on the battlefield right now’.

A few hours later, and Trump would end up complimenting Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying he was acting as anyone would in his position.

Trump said: “I think he’s hitting them [Ukraine] harder than he’s been hitting them.

“And I think probably anyone in that position would be doing that right now.”

Trump has also said he knows that Putin wants to end the war, but has his doubts regarding Ukraine.