Donald Trump's outburst over Putin 'defeat' before Zelensky meeting

PresidentDonald Trumphas vented his frustrations over his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, just a day before he is due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House.

Trump's meeting with Putin took place in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, where they discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Despite Trump describing the meeting as "productive", the two leaders failed to reach an agreement on a ceasefire.

"There's no deal until there's a deal," Trump told journalists during a press conference following the summit. Putin, on the other hand, referred to their discussions merely as a "reference point" for ending the war and a starting point for future diplomatic and economic relations between the U.S. and Russia.

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"The Fake News has been saying for 3 days that I suffered a 'major defeat' by allowing President Vladimir Putin of Russia to have a major Summit in the United States," the president wrote, reports the Mirror US.

"Actually, he would have loved doing the meeting anywhere else but the U.S., and the Fake News knows this. It was a major point of contention! If we had the Summit elsewhere, the Democrat run and controlled media would have said what a terrible thing THAT was. These people are sick!" he continued.

In another post, Trump targeted Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, who claimed that Putin "got everything that he wanted" from the three-hour meeting.

"Murphy is a lightweight who thinks it made the Russian President look good in coming to America. Actually, it was very hard for President Putin to do so," Trump blasted. "This war can be ended, NOW, but stupid people like Chris Murphy, John Bolton, and others, make it much harder to do so."

John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor, commented on CNN that Trump "looked very tired" post-summit.

Trump essentially passed the buck to President Zelensky after the summit, stating that Putin had proposed a ceasefire if Kyiv surrendered all of Donetsk - an industrial region that Moscow has its sights set on. Zelensky dismissed the proposal.

"President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight," he posted on Truth Social.

Zelensky, along with leaders from Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Finland, are scheduled to meet Trump at the White House on Monday. This marks the first meeting between the Ukrainian and U.S. leaders since February.

"Big day at the White House tomorrow. Never had so many European Leaders at one time. My great honour to host them! ! !" Trump tweeted.

Minutes later, Trump took a swipe at the media, alleging that reports have labelled his hosting of the European leaders as a "big loss.

"Actually, it is a great honour for America! ! !" he retorted.

Zelensky's allies have welcomed Trump's efforts to reach a deal with Putin but promised to support Ukraine and tighten sanctions on Russia. Zelensky himself has said he can't concede territory without changes being made to Ukraine's constitution and insisted on security guarantees to stop Russia from invading again.

After the summit, Trump told Putin, "We'll speak to you very soon and probably see you again very soon."