Trump: Only I can stop Putin

He made the statement in an interview with Outkick founder Clay Travis aboard the presidential plane.

Trump once again highlighted his good relationship with Putin.

"So, I know him very well," he said. "It's amazing that we didn't get into any major skirmishes because of the ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ hoax," he said.

He didn't invade anything when I was president," Trump said, before noting that Russian military action in Georgia and Crimea took place under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, respectively, while the Invasion of Ukraine, of course, occurred while President Joe Biden was in office.

"I don't think there's anybody in the world that going to stop (Putin), except me, and I think I'm going to be able to stop him," he said. "We've had some very rational discussions, and I just want to see the people stop getting killed. They're losing 2,500 young kids a week, and they're Russian and they're Ukrainian."

• Given recent events, it’s becoming harder to see the United States as a true partner to Ukraine. In fact, on certain issues, Washington seems to be siding with Russia.