KYIV — United States President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine 'may be Russian someday,' as Vice President JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week.
KYIV — United States President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine 'may be Russian someday,' as Vice President JD Vance gears up to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later this week.Pushing for an end to the nearly three-year Russia- Ukraine war, 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.
Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade fire a 120-millimeter mortar toward Russian positions at an undisclosed location near the city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine on Feb. 8, 2025. Trump also emphasized reaping a return on investment with US aid to Ukraine, suggesting a trade for Kyiv's natural resources, such as rare minerals.'We are going to have all this money in there, and I say I want it back. And I told them that I want the equivalent, like $500 billion worth of rare earth,' Trump said. 'And they have essentially agreed to do that, so at least we don't feel stupid.
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