The United States will provide Ukraine with defensive weapons — a decision made because Russian President Vladimir Putin is "killing too many people," US President Donald Trump said during a media briefing.

I’m not happy with Putin ... because he’s killing a lot of people,” Trump said. He decided to resume weapons shipments to Ukraine days after the White House announced a halt.

The US president accused Vladimir Putin of distracting Washington with "bulls**t" in talks over Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had urged officials to intensify contact with the US.