Following President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is “losing” the war against Russia’s ongoing invasion and that Russia now has the “upper hand”, multiple officials told CNN there are no new US or European assessments suggesting there have been significant changes on the battlefield and they don’t see any indications Moscow is likely to win the conflict quickly.

In the interview, President Trump criticized European allies, boasted about the US economy, and said Ukraine should hold elections amid war with Russia.

Donald Trump has criticised European leaders as "weak" and suggested the US could scale back support for Ukraine.

"I think they're weak," Mr Trump told Politico, referring to Europe's political leaders.