Overview
- After meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Ukraine can regain its pre‑war borders with time, patience and support from NATO and the EU.
- Asked if violating Russian aircraft should be shot down over NATO territory, Trump answered yes, later saying any direct U.S. role would depend on circumstances.
- Trump said the United States will continue supplying weapons to NATO so allies can support Ukraine, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of tougher measures after recent escalation.
- Zelenskyy hailed the stance as a “big reversal,” and France’s Emmanuel Macron and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed the shift even as diplomats questioned its durability.
- NATO members reported incursions into Polish, Estonian and Romanian airspace and drone disruptions near Scandinavian airports, issued a joint warning to Moscow, and Poland signaled readiness to shoot down threatening objects.