President Trump Says Ukraine Is In Position To “Fight And WIN” In Conflict Against Russia

President Trump said Tuesday he thinks Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to “fight and win” all of its territory back in its original form in the conflict against Russia.

“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,” Trump said.

“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!” Trump continued.

“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!” he added.

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The president’s post represents a significant shift from previous statements regarding the conflict. While Trump had become increasingly critical of Putin, especially since their bilateral meeting last month in Alaska, he had generally maintained a more neutral approach when trying to bring both sides together for negotiations.

Trump’s post on social media Tuesday came after he met earlier in the day with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the fifth time in person during his second term on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Before their closed-door conversation, Trump told reporters that he supports NATO countries shooting down any Russian aircraft that violate their airspace. When asked if the U.S. would back up NATO allies, he said it would “depend” on the circumstances.

Trump also conveyed to the press that there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight for the conflict. “It looks like it’s not going to end for a long time,” he said.

During Trump’s Tuesday morning speech before the U.N. General Assembly, he criticized European nations that have continued to purchase oil from Russia despite wanting to ramp up pressure on Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

“We have great respect for the fight that Ukraine is putting up. It’s pretty amazing actually,” Trump said.

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President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Zelensky.

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“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.”

With negotiations at a standstill, tensions between Russia and NATO have escalated dramatically in recent weeks.

NATO has accused Russia of violating the airspace of Poland and Estonia, two of its frontline member states. Norway revealed Tuesday that Russia violated its airspace three times in 2025.