‘Russia is a powerful military nation. Whether people like it or not, it’s a powerful nation — a much bigger nation’ — Trump on the Ukraine–Russia conflict https://t.co/4jHx09V2rj
Trump: Russia is a powerful military nation, whether people like it or not. It is the much bigger nation. You don't take on a nation that is 10 times your size. https://t.co/ytgYVU7Bna
Trump: "Russia is a powerful military nation whether people like it or not. It's a much bigger nation. It's not a war that should have been started, you don't do that. You don't take on a nation that's 10x your size." https://t.co/0kM0SpJlZr
Former U.S. President Donald Trump described Russia as "a powerful military nation" during remarks on 19 Aug 2025, emphasizing that the country is "much bigger" than Ukraine. Trump said the war "shouldn't have been started," adding that "you don't take on a nation that's 10 times your size" and alleging that Ukraine "probably took a lot of money too." His comments framed the conflict as a mismatch between Russia's military strength and Ukraine's capacity.