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Trump says he’s doubtful Ukraine can win the war with Russia as he prepares for Putin meeting

  • On Monday, President Donald Trump said Ukraine could still win its war with Russia but expressed doubt due to animosity between the two leaders.
  • Just weeks earlier at the U.N. General Assembly, President Donald Trump said Kyiv could reclaim lost territory, marking a reversal from his 2024 campaign stance that Kyiv might need to cede land.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the White House meeting was positive despite not securing Tomahawk missiles, and Trump informed him Putin’s demand on Donetsk and Luhansk remained unchanged.
  • Russia responded that its position remains unchanged despite President Donald Trump's call to freeze the war, while Trump urged Russia to stop attacking civilians and warned of heavy costs if talks fail.
  • President Donald Trump hopes a coming meeting in Hungary will pave the way for peace, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed doubts about Budapest as the best venue.
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"Never said they would win, they said they could. Anything could happen. The war is a very strange thing," said a U.S. president on his volatile opinion about Kiev.

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After calling with Putin, Trump suggested, again, to Ukraine to give up part of the territory to end war, as he does not believe it will defeat Russia.

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