“If Trump knows how to end this war he should tell us today. Because if there are risks to Ukraine’s independence, if there are risks that we lose statehood, we want to be prepared for this,” he told Bloomberg.

Trump has repeatedly boasted he could swiftly “settle” the war by his possible inauguration in January. Sources close to the former president say his plan could involve striking a bargain with Vladimir Putin to block Ukraine from joining Nato.

“We want to understand whether in November we will have the powerful support of the US, or will be all alone.”

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