\u201cI\u2019m very disappointed with the conversation I had [Thursday] with President Putin because I don\u2019t think he\u2019s there. I\u2019m just saying, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s looking to stop, and that\u2019s too bad,\u201d Trump told reporters after returning to Washington following a\u00a0pre-Independence Day event in Iowa<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s [former President Joe] Biden\u2019s war, and I got stuck in the middle of it, just like I did with immigration and a lot of other things that they screwed up,\u201d he went on. \u201cBut I was not happy with the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n During the roughly hour-long call, Moscow\u2019s ruler stated that his country \u201cwill not back down\u201d from the \u201cgoals\u201d of its invasion, according to a Kremlin readout.<\/p>\n Russia has insisted that any peace agreement with Ukraine recognize its troop gains in the eastern Donbas region, a prospect Kyiv sees as a red line.<\/p>\n Moscow has also repeatedly rejected American and European cease-fire proposals, which have received buy-in from the Ukrainian government.<\/p>\n Prior to departing for Iowa, the president made clear that \u201cI didn\u2019t make any progress\u201d with his Russian counterpart \u201cat all.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this week, the White House\u00a0confirmed that it had halted shipments<\/a>\u00a0of missiles and other valuable materiel to Ukraine following a review of American stockpiles.<\/p>\n \u201cBiden emptied out our whole country, giving them weapons, and we have to make sure that we have enough for ourselves,\u201d the 47th president contended.<\/p>\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/president-donald-trump-speaks-reporters-107581730.jpg?w=1024\")
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