Trump 'very disappointed' with Putin – media

US President Donald Trump has said he is extremely disappointed with Vladimir Putin in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, despite his excellent relationship with him, and announced an aid package without specifying its size and content, emphasizing that this is not a "Ukraine issue."

"I'm very disappointed with him. We've always had a great relationship with him. I'm very disappointed. Thousands of people are dying. It's not Americans who are dying, it's Russians and Ukrainians, and thousands of them, and it's a war that makes no sense. And it would never have started if I were president, and that's what bothers me even more, because the election was completely rigged, and it's a disgrace. We'll see what happens, but I'm very disappointed in President Putin," Trump told CNN correspondent Scott Jennings on Tuesday.

"And we're going to do something to help people live. You know, this is not a Ukraine issue - this is a matter of helping people live. Some 7,000 people are dying every week. Mostly soldiers, but seven thousand people. And if I can help stop it, I think I have a duty to do it," the US president said.

Asked whether he was concerned that the Russian Federation and the PRC could form a new axis against the United States, he replied: "No, I'm not concerned at all, absolutely not."

"We have the most powerful military in the world, and believe me, they would never dare to use their troops against us. Believe me, that would be the worst decision they could make," Trump said.