The question from the BBC interviewer was short and to the point. Considering how Vladimir Putin fed him a steady stream of bs about a possible peace deal with Ukraine, might President Donald Trump be ready to admit his “very good relationship” with the Russian president is ending?

Kyiv's mayor is among those asking why there has to be a delay to introducing new tariffs as the fighting continues.

The President had a decade-long bromance with his Russian counterpart and is thankfully changing tack, writes Michael McFaul.