President Trump on Wednesday would not say whether he considers Ukraine to be an “equal member” of efforts to end the war between Moscow and Kyiv, as his administration pushes for negotiations

Asked whether Ukraine would be part of the negotiations, the president said on Thursday, “Of course they would.” A day earlier, he had suggested otherwise, and appeared ready to make concessions that Ukraine has flatly rejected.

In a Fox News interview, Trump argued that Ukraine was up against a vastly superior military force and implied that resistance was futile. "Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger en