Trump is upset after his conversation with Putin: "I didn't make any progress"

President Donald Trump revealed Thursday that his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin did not produce progress toward a possible cease-fire in Ukraine. The call, which stretched over several minutes and touched on topics such as Iran and the conflict in Eastern Europe, did not result in any significant change in the Kremlin's stance.

"We had a call. It was a pretty long call. Talked about a lot of things, including Iran... and we also talked about, as you know, the war with Ukraine, and I’m not happy about that," Trump told reporters before traveling to Iowa. Asked if there had been concrete progress on the war, he replied firmly, "I didn’t make any progress with him today at all."

The call coincided with the suspension of arms shipments.

The contact between the two leaders took place Thursday morning, in a context marked by a new Pentagon measure: the temporary suspension of certain shipments of missiles and air defense systems to Ukraine. The decision, according to U.S. officials, is due to the depletion of military reserves after more than two years of constant assistance to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government.

Trump, who has long criticized the foreign policy of the Biden Administration, downplayed the immediate impact of the pause but reiterated his concern about the long-term consequences. "We are giving weapons...and we’re working with them and trying to help them," he noted. However, he cautioned that U.S. security must be the priority: "Biden emptied out our whole country, giving them weapons. And we have to make sure we have enough for ourselves."