Ukrainians have begun to credit First Lady Melania Trump for her husband’s 180 on support for Russia and President Vladimir Putin in their all out war on Ukraine.

On Monday, he issued a warning to Russia that he would impose secondary tariffs of 100% if there was no meaningful progress toward a peace agreement with Ukraine within 50 days. He also revealed how conversations with Melania helped him realize that Vladimir Putin was being dishonest about the war in this now-viral clip:

Donald Trump has credited his wife Melania with his change of heart on Vladimir Putin, leading Ukrainians to hail the First Lady as an "undercover agent," as relations between Vladimir Putin and the U

I think she understands more because she is one of ours, coming from a Slavic country,” Kyiv resident Yulia Shevchenko said.

Is Melania Trump the reason behind Donald Trump’s sudden change of tone on Vladimir Putin? In a dramatic shift, Trump—long seen as soft on Russia—has publicly expressed disappointment with Putin’s actions in Ukraine,

President Donald Trump said Monday that he told First Lady Melania after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin, “we had a wonderful conversation” — only for Melania to respond, “oh really? Another [Ukrainian] city was just hit.

President Trump suggested Monday that first lady Melania may have helped convince him to ramp up military aid to Ukraine.

President has become increasingly frustrated with Russian leader as efforts to broker Ukraine ceasefire have faltered