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Donald Trump has said he believes Ukraine can regain all the land that it has lost since the 2022 Russian invasion in one of the strongest statements of support he has given Kyiv.
Writing on Truth Social after meeting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN on Tuesday, the US president said “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 echoed those comments during a meeting with French president Emmanuel Macron shortly after. Trump said Ukraine’s ability to fight back might prove that Russia is a “paper tiger”.
“I feel that way. I really do feel that way. Let them get their land back,” the president added.
