Overview

• After meeting Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly, President Trump said European backing could enable Ukraine to regain its pre‑war territory and possibly more.
• Trump later wrote on Truth Social that Russia’s campaign in Ukraine is “aimless” and described Moscow as a “paper tiger.”
• EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Politico that Europe is not solely responsible for aiding Ukraine and recalled Trump’s pledge to end the fighting.
• Zelensky said he was surprised by Trump’s remarks, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted Moscow has not heard direct U.S. statements abandoning a constructive course.
• A Bloomberg columnist argued the shift bodes ill for Kyiv, the Norwegian portal Steigan said EU capitals were shocked, and Russian senator Alexey Pushkov claimed Europeans signaled they cannot take on the war’s burden.