Trump claims U.S. got nothing from Ukraine aid, warns of worse outcomes

U.S. President Donald Trump made a series of controversial statements about the Russia-Ukraine war on Tuesday, October 20, claiming the U.S. gave Kyiv excessive aid and received nothing in return but expensive diesel fuel. Trump asserted that Russia is a "huge machine" advancing relentlessly and capturing large territories, while suggesting Ukraine must want to end the war or face "very bad consequences." He also claimed the U.S. provided "colossal" assistance but got nothing back, apparently referencing Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, including an October 18 attack on a terminal in St. Petersburg. Trump repeated his claim that Ukraine could have secured a better deal in March 2025, and revived an unsubstantiated story about Russian tanks getting stuck in mud in February 2022, suggesting the war could have ended in four hours otherwise.