President Trump’s admiration for President Vladimir Putin of Russia has been endlessly dissected, but the American leader’s policy shifts since taking office again could have profound effects.

Donald Trump seemed close to moving into the Kremlin in recent weeks, but the U.S. president's love for his Russian counterpart seems to have been short-lived. After all, the US president is suddenly threatening new sanctions against the country that is “firmly bashing Ukraine.

On a day when he threatened Moscow with sanctions over its heavy bombardment of Ukrainian positions, US President Donald Trump expressed understanding for Russian President Vladimir Putin's current approach in the Ukraine war.

Elon Musk called his Starlink stytem the 'backbone of the Ukrainian army' as the tech billionaire boasted about challenging Putin to 'one on one physical combat' over Ukraine

Elon Musk had no time for critics claiming he is sympathetic to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that he once even challenged Putin to “one on one physical combat.” Replying to a user on X on Sunday who asked the billionaire to “stop pretending that Putin isn’t the aggressor” and accused him of “only criticizing Ukraine but not Putin for some reason,

Elon Musk has stirred controversy by claiming he challenged Vladimir Putin to "one on one physical combat" over Ukraine.