Overview

• Posting on Truth after a one-hour bilateral with Zelensky, Trump said Ukraine could fight and reconquer its pre-2022 borders with EU and NATO support.
• He pledged to keep supplying weapons to NATO, while offering no clear commitment on a direct U.S. role in any Ukrainian offensive.
• In praising Zelensky as “a great, brave man,” Trump called Russia a “paper tiger” and said he would decide in a month whether he trusts Vladimir Putin.
• From the UN General Assembly stage, he attacked the institution, urged an end to migration “invasions,” labeled climate change “the greatest scam,” and announced a new initiative against biological weapons.
• He floated very strong tariffs aligned with Europe to pressure Moscow, criticized NATO states for buying Russian energy as “embarrassing,” and said the alliance should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate its airspace.