Trump demands Russia "get moving" to end war in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has urged Russia to take steps to end its full-scale war against Ukraine.

In his post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote that "Russia has to get moving".

"Too many people ere [sic] DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war – A war that should have never happened, and wouldn’t have happened, if I were President!!!" he added.

The US president, however, did not specify how he would encourage Russia to "get moving" to end the war.

Trump, who has promised a quick ceasefire in Ukraine, has been increasingly expressing dissatisfaction with Moscow's actions in recent days.

In particular, he said he was "very angry" after Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin questioned the legitimacy of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and was outraged by Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities.

Meanwhile, media reports suggested that senior Trump administration officials have begun to acknowledge that the US may not be able to reach a peace deal on Ukraine in the next few months due to additional conditions imposed by Moscow during negotiations.