Trump reverses stance, says Ukraine can regain all lands from Russia

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine can regain all territory seized by Russia, a sudden reversal of his earlier entreaties for Kyiv to cede land to secure peace. Trump made the comments in a social media post after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying Ukraine, with support from the European Union and NATO, is "in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form."

Trump framed the prospect as dependent on "time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO." He suggested that NATO members would continue to buy American weaponry and transfer it to Ukraine, but his post did not mention new U.S. sanctions on Russia, tariffs on Russian energy, or fresh direct U.S. arms sales to Kyiv. During the meeting, Trump praised Ukrainian resilience, saying, "We have great respect for the fight that Ukraine is putting up." Zelensky thanked Trump for his "personal efforts to stop this war" and said the two leaders would discuss ways "to finish the war and security guarantees."

The statement marks a stark change from comments Trump made about a month...