Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments about U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv, said the national interest was paramount for the Russian leader.

Russian bots have turned on U.S. President Donald Trump after he publicly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. Almost 1,000 derogatory posts targeting Trump have surfaced on the Russian social media platform VKontakte since Sunday,

It remained to be seen whether President Trump’s latest comments indicated a new aggressive phase against Russia.