"He's not going into Ukraine, okay, just so you understand. He's not going into Ukraine, all right. You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere." - Trump (2016 - speaking of Putin)
“I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius.’ Putin declares a big portion of the Ukraine — of Ukraine — Putin declares it as independent. Oh, that’s wonderful. He used the word ‘independent’ and ‘we’re gonna go out and we’re gonna go in and we’re gonna help keep peace.’ You gotta say that’s pretty savvy.” - Trump (2022 - the day after Putin invaded Ukraine)
“I knew that he always wanted Ukraine." - Trump (2022 - the day after Putin invaded Ukraine)
"Ultimately, he's going to take over all of Ukraine." - Trump (2023 - speaking about Putin)
"And again, I said to Vladimir Putin, I said, 'Don't do it. You can't do it Vladimir. You do it, it's going to be a bad day. You can not do it." - Trump (2024 - Elon Musk 'Interview' Where Trump claimed he warned Putin not to attack Ukraine)