A body language has analysed a previous meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, explaining how the President actually feels about the Russian leader.

Trump has been in office for less than two months, but we’ve already seen a plethora of changes made by the 78-year-old that will have an effect on the US and the rest of the world.

He’s had a very public argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and called out the Irish Prime Minister for ‘taking advantage’ of the US in the past couple of weeks, among his many policy changes.

But now, the President’s seemingly positive relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been put under the microscope by a body language expert, who has gone over footage from one of the pair’s past meetings.

Trump has been trying to achieve peace through talks with both Putin and Zelenskyy over their nations’ ongoing conflict, and though Russia first rejected ideas for a ceasefire, Putin has since announced that he ‘absolutely supports’ the idea for one as long as certain conditions are met.

Now, body language expert Judi James spoke to The Mirror after watching Trump’s and Putin’s meeting in Helsinki, Finland, back in 2018.

She described their relationship was ‘complex’ and said that body language ‘can often appear performative’.

“Both men prefer the alpha leadership style, with displays of physical strength passing for political power and status,” she pointed out.

A body language expert delved into one of their past meetings (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Focusing on Trump, she highlighted that he likes to ‘present himself as cool, sometimes icy’ with the Russian President.

“But when the two men do dig into their meetings the body language can suggest Trump’s desire to discover and display bonds between them and to use vocabulary that sounds intended to imply shared objectives and like-minded decision-making,” she explained.

James went on: “Both also display a capacity for a matching sense of humour that is often apparent in their cues and tie-signs. Humour can feel like the greatest form of bonding glue.

“It is another form of power signalling and Trump and Putin will often throw out hints that suggest their relationship has an unserious facet to it behind the scenes. They discuss sports before politics here as proof of a deeper understanding and rapport.”

However, she summed Trump’s ‘attribution’ face as one showing ‘stubborn firmness’ and ‘superior power’, comparing him to a boxer flexing before a bout.

She added that the US President gave nothing away in front of cameras, even having a ‘grim poker face’.

The leaders have an amicable relationship (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Apparently, Trump did some ‘power-flexes’ and disregarded Putin’s smile to establish ‘spatial control’.

“His gesture to Putin to sit is an ill-mannered and offhand-looking afterthought and he sits in his classic alpha pose with his hands in a downward power steeple. Once the initial status balance has been established though, Trump becomes instantly more friendly and amicable,” James pointed out.

While Trump gave off a ‘mouth-shrug smile’, Putin didn’t feel the need to show any ice-breaking facial expressions, according to the expert.

In fact, Putin came across ‘relaxed and slightly amused.

James even claimed that the ex-KGB operative studied Trump’s body language, preparing for it and coming across as firm, to the point of being prepared for the US leader’s ‘shake and yank’ handshake.

She concluded: “Overall then, Trump has previously shown a tendency with Putin to be grim-faced and cool to establish some power points at the start and then leak out signals of rapport.

“But Putin can also play a forensic body language game too and his skills always appear to be the more finely-honed and nuanced.”

Russia has rejected the idea of a temporary ceasefire which had been proposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration.

The US came to an agreement with Ukraine on 11 March, as the two countries were on board with a 30-day ceasefire with Russia.

America also said they would be resuming military aid and intelligence with Ukraine.

However, Vladimir Putin’s appears to have ruled out what they are referring to as a short term fix.

“We believe that our goal is a long-term peaceful settlement, we strive for this, a peaceful settlement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country, our well-known concerns,” Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian President, told the Russia-1 TV channel.

“It seems to me that no one needs any steps that imitate peaceful actions in this situation.”

Trump previously said there could be a ‘very bad’ punishment for Putin if he didn’t accept the ceasefire with Ukraine.

He warned that the US could take actions ‘that wouldn’t be pleasant in a financial sense’ for Russia.

Vladimir Putin’s Russia has dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with Ukraine (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“We could do things very bad for Russia. Would be devastating for Russia. But I don’t want to do that because I want to see peace,” the 78-year-old explained.

“They never took anything from me. They took them from Obama and Bush, and they took from sleepy Joe Biden.

“With Biden, they wanted to take the whole country, but I think I’ve stopped that, but we’ll see.”

Sir Keir Starmer – who has just announced the abolishment of NHS England – called the agreement between the US and Ukraine a ‘remarkable breakthrough’.

Prior to Russia’s dismissal, the Prime Minister said: “I warmly welcome the agreement today in Jeddah and congratulate President Trump and President Zelensky for this remarkable breakthrough.

US and Ukraine relations have been tested over the past 30 days (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“This is an important moment for peace in Ukraine and we now all need to redouble our efforts to get to a lasting and secure peace as soon as possible.”

He added: “As both American and Ukrainian delegations have said, the ball is now in the Russian court. Russia must now agree to a ceasefire and an end to the fighting too.”

Trump has also said he would welcome Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back into the Oval Office following their public spat last month (28 February).

The pair were sat in front of the cameras discussing the ongoing war in Russia, and a minerals agreement.

Although, it didn’t take long for things to boil over.

Vice President JD Vance told Zelenskyy that he should express gratitude for US’s military support to Ukraine.

Zelenskyy attempted to respond while highlighting the ongoing challenges his country still faces.

This is when Trump went on to criticise him, warning that Ukraine was ‘gambling with world war three’ without US support.

US President Donald Trump has sent out a fresh new warning about World War III, claiming it could ‘very easily’ happen if things don’t change amid Ukraine peace talks.

The 78-year-old alluded towards efforts to reach peace between Russia and Ukraine, highlighting the importance of the situation not just to America, but the entire world.

Earlier this week, the US leader suggested the two European nations agree to a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine accepted, but Russian President Vladimir Putin swiftly rejected.

He later followed up and said that he ‘absolutely supports’ the idea, though certain criteria would need to be met.

Trump is determined to strike a deal for peace between the countries, despite his public outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a meeting at the Oval Office last month.

Yesterday (14 March), the president became the first leader since Obama to speak to the Justice Department, and he took the opportunity to highlight the risks of World War III, warning it would be ‘a war like no other’.

He claimed the nation is ‘in pretty good shape’ to reach a peace deal with Russia, and stated that its leader has ‘respect’ for the US.

Trump stated: “I think we’re doing well with Russia, we’re speaking with President Putin, we want to get the war over.”

The president further claimed that the US ‘sent nearly $350 billion to Europe’ in military aid, adding: “We’ve had some very good calls today with Russia, and with Ukraine, they’ve agreed to a ceasefire if we can get it with Russia. And it’s not easy. It’s a tough one.”

Trump seemed confident that a peace deal would be struck with Putin (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

“I think we have it, I think we have it, but this could lead to World War III, very easily, could very easily lead to World War III. But I think we’re in pretty good shape, a lot better than where we were before we got involved,” Trump said.

“That was heading into World War III territory, that would’ve been a war like no other because of nuclear weapons, and other types of weapons that you don’t even wanna know about.”

Trump also claimed that ‘there would have been no war had I been president. It just 100 percent would not have happened.’

US envoy Steve Witkoff has presented plans of a ceasefire to Putin in a meeting on Thursday, with a phone call between the two leaders set to take place in the coming days.

G7 allies, including the UK, stated on Friday that they were calling for a ceasefire with ‘no conditions’ to end the battle in Ukraine.

Putin has previously said in a televised statement: “We are sympathetic to President Trump’s call.

“If they lay down their arms and surrender, they will be guaranteed life and dignified treatment.”

Putin has a number of requirements that need to be met for a peace deal (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The former-KGB operative went on: “In order to effectively implement the US president’s call, (there needs to be) a corresponding order from Ukraine’s military-political leadership to its military to lay down their arms and surrender.”

Trump had announced in a social media post about Ukrainian soldiers that were ‘completely surroundeded’ in Kursk.

“I have strongly requested to President Putin that their lives be spared. This would be a horrible massacre, one not seen since World War II,” he stated.

Vladimir Putin is reportedly considering a truce deal with Ukraine, but only if his conditions are met.

Last month (18 February), Russian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss the idea of ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, which escalated on 24 February 2022.

According to Bloomberg, people who are said to be familiar with the matter said Putin’s Russia would be open to a temporary peace plan, but only if their strict conditions are met.

One of Putin’s strict conditions is that he would allegedly want to decide which countries would take part in a peacekeeping plan.

This would include control over the structure of the peace plan and its principles, two people who are familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

Donald Trump said from the Oval Office on Friday (7 March) that ‘we’re doing very well with Russia,’ but are ‘finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine’, following a heated exchange with Volodymyr Zelenskyy last week (28 February).

President of Russia Vladimir Putin is reportedly considering a peace deal with Ukraine, under strict conditions (MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tensions boiled over when Vice President JD Vance demanded that Zelenskyy should express gratitude for the US’s military support to Ukraine.

Zelenskyy responded with gratitude, but also highlighted the ongoing struggles of his country.

Trump then went on to criticise Zelenskyy, something he did a lot during the meeting, warning that Ukraine was ‘gambling with world war three’ without US support, which has now been paused.

However, the American President said on Truth Social yesterday that he will sanction Russia if they don’t stop ‘pounding’ Ukraine.

“Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, l am strongly considering large scale Banking Sanctions, Sanctions, and Tariffs on Russia until a Cease Fire and FINAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON PEACE IS REACHED,” he wrote.

Donald Trump has threatened Vladimir Putin with sanctions (MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“To Russia and Ukraine, get to the table right now, before it is too late. Thank you!!!”

This comes after Sir Keir Starmer told Zelenskyy he has ‘full backing across the United Kingdom’, after the two met in Downing Street on 1 March.

The two nations have signed a £2.26 billion loan deal for the UK to provide Ukrainian military supplies, which will be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets.

As cheers could be heard from outside, Starmer told the Ukrainian leader: “That is the people of the United Kingdom coming out to demonstrate how much they support you, how much they support Ukraine.”

He added: “We stand with you and Ukraine for as long as it may take.”

Zelenskyy replied: “I saw a lot of people and I want to thank you, the people of the United Kingdom, [for] such big support from the very beginning of this war.”