Donald Trump is reported to have made the remarks following his two-hour long phone call with his Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly told European leaders that Vladimir Putin has no intention of ending the war in Ukraine because he is currently winning. The admission came earlier this week during a call with European heads of state,

Ukrainian forces made a surprise incursion into Kursk in August 2024, before being pushed out by Russian troops nine months later.

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.

Russian forces in Ukraine have made only small territorial gains this year amid steady resistance from Kyiv’s military, undercutting President Vladimir Putin’s assertions that his army has gained the upper hand in the war.