Afghanistan, May 28 -- Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin that his aggressive actions in Ukraine are risky, saying Putin is "playing with fire."

The U.S. President Donald Trump sharply criticized his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over the intensified attacks on Ukraine, warning that Putin is "playing with fire." On Tuesday, May 27, Trump posted on the social media platform Social Truth, claiming that Putin "does not realize what a terrible fate Russia would face if it were not for me."

Trump emphasized, "What Putin does not understand is that if I were not president, terrible things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean really terrible." These remarks followed his earlier description of Putin as "completely crazy" durin...