As Washington settled in for a typically sleepy Memorial Day following the passage of Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” in the House, the president fired off one of his trademark furious rants on Truth Social,

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) believes it is time for President Trump to throw his support behind sanctions against Moscow in order to tell Russian President Vladimir Putin it’s “game over,” as peace talks to end the war in Ukraine stall.

"I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him," said President Trump.

Vladimir Putin has absolutely lost his mind, and if he wants all of Ukraine, it will lead to the downfall of Russia, announced Donald Trump on Sunday. The President of the United States simultaneously criticized the statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,

He has gone absolutely CRAZY! I’ve always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that’s proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia, - said former US President Donald Trump on Sunday.

He issued the plea in a post on X, formerly Twitter, speaking out for the first time after President Donald Trump, in a rare criticism of Vladimir Putin, accused his Russian counterpart on Truth Social of being "absolutely CRAZY!" and "needlessly killing a lot of people."

Russian officials have already been preparing for Putin to reject the meeting, with Moscow claiming a sit-down with Zelensky would only amount to “pure spectacle.”

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has ordered 69 missiles and 298 drones to be launched in a matter of hours at Ukraine