The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a “significant part” of Ukraine “wants to be Russia,” hours after US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday”.
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Addressing the three-year conflict between Moscow and Kyiv in a Fox News interview that aired on Monday, Trump said: “[Ukraine] may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the situation in Ukraine “largely corresponds to President Trump’s words”.
“The fact that a significant part of Ukraine wants to become Russia, and has already, is a fact,” he told reporters, referring to Moscow’s 2022 annexation of four Ukrainian regions.
“Any phenomenon can happen with a 50 per cent probability – either yes or no,” Peskov added.
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