Trump and Putin.

Vladimir Putin has “played Donald Trump like a violin” over Ukraine, according to a former British intelligence boss.

Sir Alex Younger, who was the head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020, said the Russian president is going to make his US counterpart “look like a Muppet” by continuing to bomb its neighbour.

But he said Putin risks “overplaying his hand” if he does not make serious efforts to end the war, as Trump has demanded.

Trump has vowed to make a “major statement” about the war in Ukraine on Monday as he plans to send more weapons to help Kyiv defend itself.

Responding to Russian drones bombing a Ukrainian maternity hospital last week, the US president said: “You’ll be seeing things happening.”

On BBC2′s Newsnight on Friday, Sir Alex said: ”[Putin] is an intelligence officer, I think he’s........

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