LONDON/BERLIN/BRUSSELS: Donald Trump’s comments backing Kyiv to regain all of its territory from Russia have sparked a mixture of relief and suspicion that the US president is ready to leave Europe more to its own devices in supporting Ukraine. Trump’s remarks on Truth Social marked an abrupt and major rhetorical shift for the US leader who had previously nudged Ukraine to give up territory to end the war and rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska only last month.

US president’s social media post is one of strongest shows of support for Kyiv yet

The US leader’s comments represent a stunning turnaround from his previous call for Kyiv to concede territory to end the war.