Trump now says Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump shifted his rhetoric about the war in Ukraine on Tuesday, saying he believes Ukraine can win back all of the territory Russia has taken since its invasion, although he gave no indication of how that would affect U.S. policy. Trump made his comment in a post on his Truth Social platform soon after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. He had previously said that both Kyiv and Moscow would have to cede land to end the war. "With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option," Trump said in his post. Zelenskiy has been pushing Trump to show more support for Kyiv's war effort, including by imposing tough new sanctions on Russia. Many Ukrainians were shocked when Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin red carpet treatment at a mid-August summit in Alaska, and believe Moscow will not stop its war unless it faces heavy external pressure. In the post, Trump criticized Russia, saying it had been fighWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times