Washington (CNN) Donald Trump said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin won't make a military move into Ukraine -- even though Putin already has done just that, seizing the country's Crimean Peninsula. "He's not going into Ukraine, OK, just so you understand. He's not going to go into Ukraine, all right? You can mark it down. You can put it down. You can take it anywhere you want," Trump said in an interview on Sunday with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on "This Week." "Well, he's already there, isn't he?" Stephanopoulos responded, in a reference to Crimea, which Putin took from Ukraine in early 2014.Donald Trump insisted Russia's Vladimir Putin is 'not going to go into Ukraine'Putin did just that in 2014, seizing Ukraine's Crimean peninsula
Trump attempted to clarify his position on the conflict between _ and Russia in a series of tweets Monday morning, after he was criticized for his muddled response in the interview. Trump attempted to clarify his position on the conflict between Ukraine and _ in a series of tweets Monday morning, after he was criticized for his muddled response in the interview. And he argued that the conflict over Crimea was the fault of the Obama administration, writing: "So with all of the Obama tough talk on _ and the Ukraine, they have already taken Crimea and continue to push. And he argued that the conflict over Crimea was the fault of the Obama administration, writing: "So with all of the Obama tough talk on Russia and the _, they have already taken Crimea and continue to push. During the ABC interview, Stephanopoulos interjected to note that Trump has suggested he could recognize Russia's claim on Crimea over Ukraine's -- and _ didn't back away from that possibility in the interview. "But you know, the people of Crimea, from what I've heard, would rather be with _ than where they were.