Trump is hesitant about sanctioning Russia.

On May 29, on Wednesday, U.S. President Trump expressed hesitation about whether to sanction Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, saying that he did not want the sanctions to affect the ceasefire. “If I think I’m close to a deal, I don’t want to do it, so as not to mess it up,” Trump said at the White House. Trump also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be interested in delaying talks on a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine and expressed disappointment with Russia’s recent bombing. “We’re going to have to figure out if he’s using us, and if so, we’re going to react differently,” Trump said. ”