by WorldTribune Staff, September 24, 2025 Real World News
U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukraine could get back all of its territory from Russia with the support of the European Union due to pressures on Russia’s economy.
The comments came after talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held after Trump had addressed the UN General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday.
Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social:
“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. 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. Why not?
“Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win. This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like “a paper tiger.”
“When the people living in Moscow, and all of the Great Cities, Towns, and Districts all throughout Russia, find out what is really going on with this War, the fact that it’s almost impossible for them to get Gasoline through the long lines that are being formed, and all of the other things that are taking place in their War Economy, where most of their money is being spent on fighting Ukraine, which has Great Spirit, and only getting better, Ukraine would be able to take back their Country in its original form and, who knows, maybe even go further than that! Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act.
“In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!
“DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded by insisting “Russia is in no way a tiger. It’s more associated with a bear and there is no such thing as a paper bear.” He also denied Russia was in economic trouble, but conceded there were “points of tension” in some sectors linked to global sanctions on Russia.
Zelenskyy hailed what he called the “big shift” in Trump’s position, adding that he understood the U.S. was willing to give Ukraine security guarantees “after the war is finished.”
Pressed on what this would look like, he added: “I don’t want to lie, we don’t have specific details,” but broached the possibility of more weapons, air defenses and drones.
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