Trump says Ukraine can take back all of its lost territory

President Trump on Tuesday suggested that Ukraine could win back all of the territory that Russia has taken from it, in a shift from when he had earlier said that Kyiv would have to cede parts of the country to get peace.

After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account shortly after meeting Zelensky.

The President also said that “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 called Russia’s military “a paper tiger” and said that the people of Russia do not know the full extent of the economic destruction that President Vladimir Putin has caused.

“Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them,” Trump added.

Trump wrote that Ukraine may be able to “take back their Country in its original form and, who knows, maybe even go further than that!” “I thought [solving the war] was going to be the easiest one because of my relationship with Putin,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, that relationship didn’t mean anything.”

Trump said while meeting with Zelensky Tuesday that he supports NATO shooting down Russian aircraft that violate allied airspace, though he added that U.S. backup would “depend on the circumstance.”