Donald Trump has voiced his irritation with Vladimir Putin, telling a cabinet meeting he was getting increasingly frustrated with the Russian leader.

The US president told the televised meeting of top officials: “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”

Asked if he wanted to see further sanctions against Russia, Trump replied: “I’m looking at it.” He refused to give further details but said any action would come as “a little surprise”.

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