President Trump made several false claims about the war in Ukraine, including that Russian tanks got stuck in the mud preventing them from reaching Kyiv, a claim contradicted by military analysts. He also misrepresented the amount of US aid to Ukraine compared to Europe's, falsely claiming the US provided far more. Trump's claims about Zelensky's approval rating, Ukrainian support for peace negotiations, and Zelensky's alleged admission of missing aid funds were also inaccurate, according to fact-checks. Trump's repeated assertion that he could quickly end the war if re-elected has been labelled as sarcastic, despite being a serious campaign pledge.

Prepared by Anthony Ross and reviewed by editorial team.