Donald Trump Says Ukraine Can ‘Still Win’ War With Russia

President Donald Trump said Monday that Ukraine “could still win” its war with Russia but expressed doubt that it will, calling the conflict difficult because of the animosity between the countries’ leaders.

“I think we’ll get there. But it’s turned out to be nasty, because you have two leaders that truly hate each other,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that their mutual hostility makes reaching peace “a little bit difficult.”

Asked whether Ukraine could still prevail, he said, “They could still win it. I don’t think they will, but they could still win it. I never said they would win it. I said they could win. Anything could happen. You know, war is a very strange thing.”

Trump also said he had urged Russia to stop attacking Ukrainian civilians and dismissed a reporter’s question about providing Ukraine with more aid, calling the situation “more complicated than that.” He said his team is “in the process of trying to make a deal” and warned that if talks fail, “a lot of people are going to be paying a big price.”

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