What they've said about each other
On each other
Donald Trump Urges Ukraine deal with Putin (strong)
Donald Trump insists that President Putin is ready to make a deal and urges President Zelenskyy to compromise to end the conflict.
“Zelensky, he has to get on the ball, and he has to get a deal done,”
Interview with Politico
Vladimir Putin Cautiously positive engagement (moderate)
Vladimir Putin has generally expressed a preference for working with Donald Trump due to perceived mutual diplomatic alignment, especially regarding Ukraine.