Donald Trump Falls Back On His Favourite Kremlin Talking Point After Putin Talks Cancelled

Donald Trump attends a lunch with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House.Donald Trump has once again fallen back on his favourite Kremlin talking point after his plans to hold peace talks with Vladimir Putin collapsed.The US president wrongly claimed – for the umpteenth time – that Ukraine had started the war in the first place.That echoes Russia’s claims that the eastward expansion of NATO – and Ukraine’s plans to join the alliance – led to the conflict.In actual fact, the war began with Russia’s invasion of its neighbour in February 2022.Trump was responding to a question about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wanting to buy more missiles from the US.Trump said: “He’s always looking to purchase missiles. Listen, when you start a war you’ve got to know that you can win the war. You don’t start a war against somebody that’s 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles.”Trump on Zelenskyy: "He's always looking to purchase missiles. Listen, when you start a war, you gotta know you can win a war. You don't start a war against somebody that's 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles”(April) pic.twitter.com/33cOa7mY7l— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 22, 2025Trump claimed last week that he would hold another peace summit with Putin, this time in Budapest, within a fortnight.However, Russia has refused to accept America’s ceasefire terms, so the talks have been called off.It is the latest blow to Trump’s hopes of ending the war, and led to fresh claims that the US president is “being played” by his Russian counterpart.Related...BBC Russia Expert Delivers Reality Check To Trump After Putin Talks Scrapped'He's Been Played By Putin Again': Top Diplomat Mocks Trump After Ukraine Peace Talks CollapseTrump Told Zelenskyy To Hand Over Ukraine Territory Or Be 'Destroyed' By Russia

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