The US is "doing very well with Russia", and "it may be easier dealing with" Moscow than Kyiv, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. Hours earlier, Trump had said he was "strongly considering" large-scale sanctions and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire with Ukraine was reached.

Ukraine "may not survive" Russia's full-scale invasion with or without American support, U.S. President Donald Trump told the right-wing media outlet Fox News in an interview on March 9. Trump's administration has faced scrutiny for its decision to stop providing critical military aid and intelligence to Kyiv — a move that has been celebrated by

US President Donald Trump has caused a stir by suggesting that Ukraine might not survive the war with Russia. In an interview with Fox News that aired on Sunday, the US president was asked whether he was comfortable with the fact that he had stopped aid to the country and that Ukraine might not survive this.