Russian officials claim Donald Trump is trying to blackmail Vladimir Putin as the Russian war on Ukraine continues to rage and Trump has threatened to slap more sanctions on the country View 4 Images Trump was accused of trying to blackmail Putin (Image: Getty Images)

Kremlin mouthpieces are claiming that Donald Trump is "blackmailing" Vladimir Putin, as the president threatens Russia with more sanctions and even said Ukraine might receive Tomahawk missiles from the US. ‌

Putin , in Dushanbe at the end of last week was asked: "In Kyiv, Zelenskyy is threatening to fire Tomahawk missiles at Russia, practically at the Kremlin. And they're even saying this is some kind of show-off... blackmailing Russia." Putin replied: "You misspoke – and there's show-off involved, too. S

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