Donald Trump has revealed the threats he made to Russian President Vladimir Putin to prevent him from attacking Ukraine.
The former US President made the claims whilst on a phone call with golfer John Daly.
Daly took the call while out enjoying food inside a Newport Beach Country Club.
Trump said he "got along great" with his Russian counterpart and claimed that the invasion of Ukraine would not have happened if he was still president.
He told Mr Daly, who had the call on speakerphone at the Hoag Classic tournament in California: "They're all saying, 'Oh, he's a nuclear power'.
"It's like they're afraid of him.
"You know, he was a friend of mine.
"I got along great with him. I say, 'Vladimir if you do it, we're hitting Moscow.'
"I said, 'We're gonna hit Moscow.'
"I said, 'We're gonna hit Moscow'. And he sort of believed me, like five per cent, 10 per cent. That's all you need."
Trump said Putin didn't invade Ukraine while he was president because "he knew he couldn't".
Mr Trump told the golfer: "He never did it during my time, John, you know."
The media personality also commented that Chinese President Xi Jinping didn't attempt to attack Taiwan due to his threats.
He said over the phone: "No, Xi didn't bother me.
"I told him the same thing. That'll be next. That's gonna be next.
"Taiwan will be next. You won't have any computer chips.
"They'll blow them off the face of the earth."
The news came after Russia announced yet another ceasefire would take place to allow for a number of humanitarian corridors to open, enabling civilians to flee Ukraine on Monday.
Previous attempts to do this had failed after Moscow's armed forces continued to pummel Ukrainian cities with rockets.
Ahead of the third round of talks on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said a ceasefire would start in the morning, and safe passages would open for civilians from the capital of Kyiv, the southern port city of Mariupol, and the cities of Kharkiv and Sumy.
However, some of the evacuation routes are reported to funnel civilians toward Russia or its ally Belarus. Destinations many Ukrainians would prefer to avoid.
