Trump says he and Putin could do something ‘significant’ over war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington (Evan Vucci/AP)

US President Donald Trump said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action towards ending the grinding conflict.

“We will be speaking, and I think will perhaps do something that’ll be significant,” Mr Trump said in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office.