New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine "may be Russian someday" as he pushes for an end to the nearly three-year war with Russia. His remarks came in an interview with Fox News on Monday, just days before Vice President JD Vance is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference this Friday.

Trump emphasised the need for the US to receive a return on its financial aid to Ukraine, suggesting a deal involving Kyiv's rare mineral resources. "We are going to have all this money in there, and I say I want it back," Trump said, claiming Ukraine had "essentially agreed" to a trade deal worth $500 billion in rare earth materials.

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