Bangladesh, April 30 -- In a recent interview with ABC News, US President Donald Trump made the bold claim that his leadership – and specifically his 2024 election victory over Kamala Harris – prevented Russia from completely taking over Ukraine. According to Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin had every intention of seizing the entire country, but Trumps return to office halted those ambitions.

“I think if I didnt win the election, he would have gotten all of Ukraine,” Trump said during the April 29 interview. “I think he would have taken all of Ukraine.”

Trump emphasized that Putin views Ukraine as “the apple of his eye,” strongly suggesting that the Russian leaders ultimate goal was...