Overview

• After meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN, Trump said on Truth Social that Ukraine can regain its pre-war borders with time, patience and NATO funding.
• He answered yes when asked if NATO states should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace, following recent incidents reported over Poland, Romania and Estonia.
• Trump said the United States will continue supplying weapons to NATO and noted prior plans to sell systems to allies for transfer to Ukraine.
• He portrayed Russia as weakened in the conflict, calling it a “toothless” or “paper” tiger and pointing to economic strain from the war.
• His reference to restoring Ukraine’s “original” borders did not clarify whether he includes Crimea, leaving the territorial scope uncertain.