Historically, President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have enjoyed a very special relationship ― at least if you’re viewing it through Trump’s perspective. As far back as 2013, Trump was envisioning a friendship with the Russian authoritarian leader,

But in recent weeks, the relationship has begun to show signs of strain.

The American president’s preference for praising and excusing the Russian leader has yielded no progress toward peace in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump's willingness to come to the table comes just after he condemned Russia’s recent large-scale strike against Ukraine.

Charlamagne Tha God said this week that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's egos could bring about "the end of civilization as we know it." Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.

President Donald Trump, who recently said Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone "CRAZY," warned in a Tuesday post on Truth Social that Putin is "playing with fire"

Trump wanted to let everyone know that he is very, very upset with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continuing campaign of civilian slaughter in Ukraine. Sunday’s outburst wasn’t the first time that the American president publicly asked his counterpart in the Kremlin to behave himself.