Ukrainians fear shocking Trump claim could spur Russia to invade Kyiv: ‘Is the US still a friend?’

Ukrainians fear shocking Trump claim could spur Russia to invade Kyiv: ‘Is the US still a friend?’


KYIV — President Trump’s shocking claim that Ukraine “started” Russia’s invasion of its own country ripped through the European capital on Wednesday, leading many ordinary Ukrainians and even seasoned experts to fear Trump’s words will embolden Moscow to further escalate its war.

Though Trump has repeatedly said he wants to end Europe’s largest and deadliest war in eight decades, he may have inadvertently encouraged Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin to attempt a new advance from the north to try once again to retake Kyiv and overthrow Ukraine’s democratic government, experts, soldiers and civilians tell The Post.

Ukrainian intelligence officials recently uncovered a plan by Moscow to send an undetermined number of troops to Belarus this summer for “training exercises,” which experts say may actually be a

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