It looked like things couldn’t get any darker for Ukraine. Then President Donald Trump spoke up.

Axar.az reports that Trump stated that he is not opposed to the idea of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine. "If they want to do that, that's great. I'm all for it. I think that'd be fine," he said during a recent press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.

On the subject of US troops in Europe, Trump clarified that he does not plan on pulling out all American forces as part of a potential agreement on the Ukrainian settlement. "Well, nobody's asked me to do that, so I don't think we'd have to do that. I wouldn't want to do that. But that question's never really come up," he explained.

Trump also expressed his disappointment with Ukraine's complaints about its exclusion from the peace talks between the US and Russia. "And I'm very disappointed," he remarked. He added that Ukraine had three years to negotiate an end to the conflict, suggesting that "just a half-baked negotiator" could have resolved the situation without significant loss of land or lives. "You should’ve ended it after three years. You should’ve never started it. You could’ve made a deal," Trump said.

The president also questioned the use of foreign financial aid for Ukraine, stating, "Europe has given 100 billion, and we've given, let's say, 300 plus. But where is all the money that's been given? Where is it going? I’ve never seen an accounting of it." He also noted the lack of elections in Ukraine and the country’s martial law, emphasizing that Ukrainian President Zelensky's approval rating had dropped to just 4%.

Trump further argued that for Ukraine’s views on its future to be taken seriously, the country needs to have an election. “You know, they want a seat at the table, wouldn’t the people of Ukraine have to have a say, like it’s been a lot of times since we’ve had an election?” he said.

In a broader criticism of Ukraine's current state, Trump described the devastation in Ukrainian cities, saying, "Most of the cities are laying on their sides. The buildings are collapsed. It looks like a massive demolition site." He also suggested that Russia had no intention of completely destroying Kyiv, claiming that if they wanted to, they could have done so, but were only attacking at 20% capacity.