President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine can reclaim all land taken by Russia, a major reversal from his earlier calls for Kyiv to concede territory to end the war as he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump offered his position in a social media posting soon after meeting with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Trump in part wrote, "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.”
The two presidents, who have had strained ties in previous sitdowns, greeted each other warmly on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly gathering of world leaders.
"We have great respect for the fight that Ukraine is putting up," Trump told Zelenskyy, who replied that he had "good news" from the battlefield.
