Trump Says Ukraine War Was 'Supposed To Be Quick Little Skirmish'

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68d2ae58140000c0c55c5bed.jpeg?cache=Slr4t5Hv9T&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="US President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. " data-caption="US President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. " data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />US President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. </div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump </a>claimed<a href="news/vladimir-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Vladimir Putin’s</a> invasion of <a href="news/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a> “should have taken just a few days” in a bizarre speech today.</p><p>Speaking at the <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp3qxyen1xkt#player" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">United Nations’ General Assembly in New York</a> for the first time since 2020, the US president seemed to suggest <a href="news/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russia’s</a> war in <a href="news/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a> should have been faster, and more effective.</p><p>Putin invaded Ukraine back in February 2022 but failed to seize its capital Kyiv within the first few days as Ukrainian troops fought back.</p><p>Three and a half years later, Russia holds only a fifth of Ukra