New Delhi, May 29 -- US President Donald Trump during a press interaction in the Oval Office was asked whether he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin genuinely wants to end the war and if Russians were being disrespectful. Trump responded cautiously: "I can't tell you that. But I'll let you know in about two weeks. Within two weeks. We're going to find out very soon. We're going to find out whether or not he's tapping us along or not. And if he is, we'll respond a little bit differently. But it will take about a week and a half, two weeks."

Trump expressed his disappointment over recent Russian military actions: "I was disappointed by the barrage of strikes in recent days."

This marked a continuation of Trump's measured stance on ...