US president Donald Trump has floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his vice-president JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week.
Pushing for an end to the nearly three-year war with Russia, Trump discussed the conflict in an interview with broadcaster Fox News that aired on Monday.
“They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday,” he said.
US president Donald Trump has floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”, as his vice-president JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week.
Pushing for an end to the nearly three-year war with Russia, Trump discussed the conflict in an interview with broadcaster Fox News that aired on Monday.
“They may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday,” he said.
Trump has said he wants to broker an end to the war but has not outlined a detailed proposal to bring the two sides to the negotiating table.
Both Zelenskyy and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, have previously ruled out direct talks with each other, and there appears to be little ground where the two could strike a deal.
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