Of his onetime suggestions that he might be able to cajole Russia’s president into quickly ending the war in Ukraine upon reclaiming the White House, Trump acknowledged that bringing fighting to a close has “turned out to be tougher.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had approved sending U.S. defensive weapons to Ukraine and was considering additional sanctions on Moscow, underscoring his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the growing death toll in Russia's war with Ukraine.