In a wide-ranging and unusually blunt interview with Politico, U.S. President Donald Trump delivers some of his most direct foreign-policy remarks to date. Trump declares that “Maduro’s days are numbered,” criticizes European Union leaders as “weak,” and says Ukraine should “conduct elections” as part of what he frames as a path toward ending the war. He also argues that Russia is now in a “much stronger negotiating position” and urges President Volodymyr Zelensky to “read the latest peace plan.”

Trump doubles down on his endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — a move he acknowledges many European leaders “don’t like” — while positioning himself as the only Western figure willing to challenge what he calls the “failed consensus” on Ukraine and Europe.

The interview sheds new light on Trump’s evolving strategy, his views on global leadership, and the geopolitical fractures emerging ahead of the next U.S. election. Watch the full breakdown of his most consequential foreign-policy comments yet.

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