On a day when President Donald Trump said he believed Ukraine could win its war against Russia, he advocated knocking Russian planes out of the sky that trespass on NATO nations’ airspace and chided Europe for stoking the Russian economy while allegedly also fighting Russia.
Trump delivered an address at the United Nations and offered his assessment of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Truth Social.
“After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump posted.
Donald J. Trump Truth Social Post 02:55 PM EST 09/23/25 pic.twitter.com/dQvb3ifaOb
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) September 23, 2025
“With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option,” Trump wrote, later adding that Ukraine might “be able to take back their Country in its original form and, who knows, maybe even go further than that!”
In 2014, during the Obama administration, Russia annexed Crimea in southern Ukraine with no world opposition except for statements that scolded the move.
White House tells me Trump is referring to pre-2022 borders here (as opposed to Crimea as well) https://t.co/KBoVZpvBn1
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) September 23, 2025
Trump said the war has revealed shortcomings in the Russian military.
“Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win. This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like ‘a paper tiger,’” Trump continued.
Trump said the Russian economy is so damaged that “it’s almost impossible for them to get Gasoline through the long lines that are being formed, and all of the other things that are taking place in their War Economy, where most of their money is being spent on fighting Ukraine, which has Great Spirit, and only getting better.”
“Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act. In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them,” he wrote.
Russian drones and jets have recently crossed into the airspace of nearby former Soviet bloc nations. Trump was asked if he believed nations should shoot them down.
“Yes, I do,” Trump said, according to Just the News.
“Roger that,” Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski posted on social media, according to ABC.
During Trump’s speech, he noted that Western nations fighting Russia are enabling the Russian war machine to buy weapons through energy purchases from Russia.
He called upon nations to stop, “otherwise we’re all wasting a lot of time.”
“Europe has to step it up. They can’t be doing what they’re doing. They’re buying oil and gas from Russia while they’re fighting Russia. It’s embarrassing to them,” Trump said.
We had a productive meeting with @POTUS on the sidelines of UNGA, and I thank President Trump for this opportunity. I also deeply appreciate the meeting between the First Ladies of our countries, @FLOTUS and @ZelenskaUA, to discuss the fate of Ukrainian children.
Today, there… https://t.co/KMZuOfAjiv
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 23, 2025
While at the U.N., Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who later posted on X, “I am grateful to President Trump for strong cooperation with the United States. Mr President clearly understands the situation and is well-informed about all aspects of this war. We highly value his resolve to help end this war.”
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