“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started are very much an option,” Trump said in his post.
Zelenskiy has been pushing Trump to show more support for Kyiv’s war effort, including by imposing tough new sanctions on Russia. Many Ukrainians were shocked when Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin red carpet treatment at a mid-August summit in Alaska, and believe Moscow will not stop its war unless it faces heavy external pressure.In the post, Trump criticised Russia, saying it had been fighting “aimlessly” in a war that a “real military power” would have won in less than a week. But he has not imposed tougher sanctions, and he and aides have seemed to indicate that Kyiv must cede both Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine to Russia in order to end the deadliest conflict in Europe in 80 years.
In his post on Tuesday, however, Trump hinted at stronger action. “Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act,” the post said.
Trump said the US will continue to supply weapons to allies “for NATO to do what they want with them.”
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