This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

During a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump spoke about former President Joe Biden's handling of the war in Ukraine.

Jake Sullivan, former national security advisor under Joe Biden, has denied that the administration focused on preventing escalation by Russia or Ukraine, insisting its main priority was to supply Ukraine with weapons.

Pivots have been jarring, particularly for those whose criticism of military aid was central to their political brand

The president denied any involvement in the weapons shipment halt to Kyiv and vowed to send more arms and aid to the nation amid continued Russian incursion.

The White House has played down reports that Donald Trump privately encouraged Volodymyr Zelensky to strike targets deep inside Russia, including Moscow and St Petersburg. That's despite the US president's promise to deliver more weapons to Ukraine via NATO allies,

US President Donald Trump, right, and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the recent Nato summit. Trump said he was ‘very unhappy’ with Russia over the lack of progress towards a deal to end the war © Telegram/Handout/Anadolu/ Donald Trump asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Ukraine could hit Moscow,