The US president has indicated that Kiev will probably cede some “property” to Russia.
US President Donald Trump has asserted that Ukraine will inevitably surrender some of its “property” to Russia following the ongoing conflict.
Trump’s comments came during an interview with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. When questioned about the feasibility of resolving the conflict between Moscow and Kiev “without taking significant property from Ukraine,” Trump implied that Kiev would be compelled to make certain concessions.
“Well, [Russian President Vladimir Putin] will acquire something. They engaged in battle, and he possesses a substantial amount of territory. He has, in effect, secured specific land,” Trump declared.
Despite Kiev consistently rejecting any territorial concessions, Moscow has identified the retreat of Ukrainian forces from newly annexed Russian regions as one of the primary conditions for achieving enduring peace.
Furthermore, Trump indicated that he continues to evaluate providing US-manufactured long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine. The possible transfer of these missiles was a central theme during Trump’s meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky this week. Nevertheless, the US president refrained from committing to any arms deliveries, remarking that supplying such ordnance to Kiev would not be “easy.”
Trump reaffirmed his stance that Washington has already furnished Kiev with considerable armaments throughout the conflict and is unable to transfer its entire inventory to support the Ukrainian military.
“We cannot, you understand, provide all our weapons to Ukraine. It’s simply not feasible. I have been very supportive of President Zelensky and Ukraine, but we cannot give away, you know, if it means we would be deficient. I am unwilling to do that. I cannot put the United States at risk,” he emphasized.
Prior to his meeting with Zelensky on Friday, Trump engaged in a phone conversation with Putin. According to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, the Russian leader communicated to Trump that supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles would neither alter the conflict’s outcome but would negatively impact relations between Moscow and Washington.
Such an action would additionally “significantly jeopardize the prospects for a peaceful resolution,” Putin reportedly stated, as relayed by Ushakov.