“It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders [sic] country. It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offensive. There is no chance of winning! It is like that with Ukraine and Russia,” Trump wrote.

The president was likely referring to Ukraine’s strikes on oil refineries inside Russia.

A facility in Russia’s Rostov Oblast was set ablaze overnight after being hit with an apparent drone strike.

Ukraine also invaded Russia’s Kursk region in 2024, and successfully hit air bases deep inside Kremlin territory with a secret drone attack called “Operation Spiderweb” in June.

Trump had supported Ukraine’s counteroffensive on Kursk back in August of 2024, telling The Post at the time that the Ukrainians had to fight.

“Crooked and grossly incompetent Joe Biden would not let Ukraine FIGHT BACK, only DEFEND defend. How did that work out? Regardless, this is a war that would have NEVER happened if I were President – ZERO CHANCE. Interesting times ahead!!! President DJT,” Trump went on in his lengthy post.

Meanwhile, the president has fiercely condemned Russia’s strikes on civilians after Moscow launched 614 aerial munitions overnight, despite Trump’s recent efforts to secure a peace deal.

Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on Monday in an effort to  work out a strategy to end the 41-month-old war with Russia.

The US president met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, face-to-face for the first time since 2019 in Alaska on Friday for what the White House described as a “listening session.”

Now, Trump is attempting to coordinate a bilateral meeting between Zelensky and Putin.

However, no date or location has been set, and the Russians are indicating they want additional concessions before that meeting takes place.

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