Trump Admits He May Have Exaggerated About One Of His Major Campaign Promises

Trump, according to Time, is now pushing for a deal that would grant Moscow 20% of Ukraine’s land, including Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, while former President Barack Obama was in office.

“Crimea will stay with Russia,” he said. “And [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy understands that, and everybody understands that it’s been with them for a long time. It’s been with them long before Trump came along.”

Recognizing the peninsula as part of Russia would break with over 10 years of U.S. foreign policy. Zelenskyy also has made clear he would not agree to cede Crimea to Putin.

“There is nothing to talk about. It is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people,” Zelenskyy said Tuesday.

Trump blasted Zelenskyy’s comments, calling them “inflammatory” in a post on his Truth Social platform this week.

“Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory,” he said, accusing the wartime leader of hindering peace efforts.

Trump’s interview with Time comes a day after he claimed Russia was making a “pretty big concession” by stopping short of “taking the whole country” of Ukraine.

Russia has been unsuccessfully attempting to take the entire country since February 2022.

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.