There is only one way Trump could know if the Uklaine situation is seriously true.......U.S. Intelligence would have to have direct knowledge of what is happening over there, that would take close scrutiny of the battlefield, of communications and of other intelligence services.
This is very serious if Trump is wrong or right because.....
If Trump is right........there is an intentional systematic campaign of lying by the Ukrainian military leadership to its own allies and to the press and to their own people. That is a bold statement if it is true, it would hurt Ukraine's credibility and reputation.
If Trump is wrong.......it makes Trump look bad and that we do not have good U.S. "intelligence". It means that we also are being manipulated by someone with ulterior motives, which could be sources within Europe or the U.S..
If Ukraine seriously disproves what Trump said and that it was wrong......this causes a dilemma for Trump. Because the "perceived truth" hurts the other person's credibility in negotiations. Ukraine might go to great lengths to determine if Trump is wrong or to make it appear that way. That would mean Trump would have to prove his claim through U.S. intelligence and facts. This is a tough move by Trump to be in this situation during a war-time setting. So if Trump is true, he saves the lives of many Ukrainian soldiers. If Trump is wrong, it means he was played and someone is trying to undermine his credibility.
