Critics Slam Trump’s Claim Putin Wants to See Ukraine ‘Succeed’: ‘Our President is an International Calamity’

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Critics Slam Trump’s Claim Putin Wants to See Ukraine ‘Succeed’: ‘Our President is an International Calamity’

1 sourceUpdated Dec 29, 2025

All it took was six words from President Donald Trump after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to draw ire from critics. “Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed,” Trump told reporters after his…

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