President Donald Trump on April 24 described Russia’s failure to seize all of Ukraine as a "pretty big concession," a comment that has sparked renewed criticism of his approach to the war.
During a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters that Moscow’s inability to fully occupy Ukraine reflects pressure he claims to be applying behind the scenes. "Stopping the war, stopping [from] taking the whole country," he said, framing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unfulfilled invasion goals as a meaningful compromise.
