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Trump Says Ukraine Cannot Win War Without Striking Russia

The U.S. president blamed the former administration for not letting Ukraine ‘fight back.’
Trump Says Ukraine Cannot Win War Without Striking Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump wrote on Aug. 21 on Truth Social that Ukraine cannot win its war without launching attacks on Russia, criticizing prior U.S. policy that only allowed Kyiv to defend itself, not attack.

“It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invader’s country,” Trump wrote on Aug 21.
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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