Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia ‘fight for a while’

He added that he had relayed that analogy to Russian president Vladimir Putin in their phone conversation on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump (Evan Vucci/AP)

Donald Trump has said that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.

In an Oval Office meeting with German chancellor Friedrich Merz, Mr Trump likened the war in Ukraine — which Russia invaded in early 2022 — to a fight between two young children who hated each other.