Donald Trump has suggested it would be ‘very hard, if not impossible’ for Ukraine to prevail without attacking Russia.
The US President posted his thoughts on the continuing conflict on his Truth Social account on Thursday, adding he did not agree with his predecessor, Joe Biden, to refuse Kyiv the right to ‘fight back’ against Putin’s forces.
Using a sports analogy, the forthright leader posted: ‘It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country.
‘It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offense. There is no chance of winning!
‘It is like that with Ukraine and Russia.
‘Crooked and grossly incompetent Joe Biden would not let Ukraine FIGHT BACK, only DEFEND. How did that work out?’
He proceeded to share a picture of himself poking Vladimir Putin in the chest, in a playful echo of former president Richard Nixon doing the same to Nikita Khrushchev, former prime minister of the Soviet Union, during a tense debate in 1959.
Trump shared his thoughts on the conflict as Ukraine launched drone attacks on oil refineries in Russia, including its latest assault in Rostov Oblast overnight.
Donald Trump has suggested it would be ‘very hard, if not impossible’ for Ukraine to prevail without attacking Russia
The US President posted his thoughts on the continuing conflict on his Truth Social account
Trump laid into his predecessor Joe Biden’s decision not to allow Kyiv the right to ‘fight back’ against Putin’s forces
Ukraine has previously succeeded in entering Russian territory, including an incursion into the Kursk region in 2024.
More recently, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces launched Operation Spiderweb in June.
The audacious assault saw more than 100 first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones smuggled into Russia in wooden containers disguised as modular homes.
They were loaded onto civilian trucks and driven behind enemy lines by Russian lorry drivers seemingly unaware of what they were carrying.
The vehicles were parked within range of five airfields stretching from northern Russia down to Siberia, at which point the hidden roofs of the wooden cabins were opened remotely and the FPV drones took to the skies.
Over the next few minutes, 41 nuclear bombers were systematically targeted and decimated in a crushing military blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
However despite these military successes, Trump has questioned whether Ukraine has the ability to strike deeper into Russia.
He reportedly asked Zelensky whether his forces could strike Moscow during a candid telephone call with the Ukrainian leader in July, according to The Telegraph.
Trump proceeded to share a picture of himself poking Vladimir Putin in the chest, in a playful echo of former president Richard Nixon doing the same to Nikita Khrushchev, former prime minister of the Soviet Union, during a tense debate in 1959
Trump’s comments on the continuing conflict came as Russia staged its biggest hypersonic missile barrage on Ukraine since Putin met Trump last Friday
Russian attacks on western Ukraine killed one person and wounded multiple others, officials in the country said
Trump’s comments on the continuing conflict came as Russia staged its biggest hypersonic missile barrage on Ukraine since Putin met Trump last Friday.
Poland was forced to scramble warplanes today to protect its airspace as the heavy assault began.
The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said on X: ‘In connection with the activity of long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, conducting strikes on Ukrainian territory … aircraft of the Polish Air Force and allied aviation are operating in Polish airspace.’
Russian attacks on western Ukraine killed one person and wounded multiple others, officials in the country reported as diplomatic efforts to end the three-year war grind on.
Moscow and Kyiv have kept up their aerial attacks on each other as world leaders including US President Donald Trump continue to push for a ceasefire.
Russian fire also wounded 12 people in the city of Mukachevo, near the border with Hungary and Slovakia, the city council said.
