India, Feb. 11 -- US President Donald Trump stated that war-torn Ukraine may or may not forfeit its right to sovereignty to Russia, stressing that he expects payment for the Washington's assistance given to Kyiv, regardless of the outcome of the conflict.

In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier, Trump said, "They (Ukraine) may make a deal. They may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday."

"But we're going to have all this money in (Ukraine) and I say, I want it back," he added prior to a meeting scheduled for this week between his VP JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

As the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine approaches its third anniversary, the 47th US Presiden...