By Steve Holland, Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in ceasefire talks with Kyiv as Russian forces made gains in Ukraine's northeast.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “playing with fire,” as Moscow continues battering Ukraine in the face of Trump’s attempts to broker a peace deal to end the war.

President Donald Trump warned in a social media post Tuesday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire”, as the US weighs whether to target Moscow with additional sanctions over its long-range missile and drone barrage against Ukraine.