Posted on 09/24/2025 12:43:44 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
A half-year ago in the Oval Office, President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that “you don’t have the cards” in the war with Russia. On Tuesday at the United Nations, Trump lauded the performance of Ukraine’s army and poured scorn on Russia’s military efforts.
“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 said on Truth Social after meeting with Zelensky. “Why not?”
U.S. officials said that Trump issued the statement in part to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a deal, since no real progress toward ending the war had been made since last month’s meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.
The sharp verbal shift from Trump came amid Russia’s continued failure to make significant gains on the battlefield, a slowdown in the Russian economy and a concerted effort by Zelensky to woo the U.S. president.
Trump has spent recent days with U.S. officials who have long pushed for a stronger stance toward Ukraine as he prepared for the meeting with Zelensky, including Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg and new ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz.
They updated Trump on current battlefield conditions, according to two people familiar with the situation, noting that Russia has made little progress in recent years.
Trump was also made aware of a planned Ukrainian offensive which would require U.S. intelligence support, the people said.
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Zelensky showed on Tuesday that he has learned from the disastrous meeting with Trump in February. He has smartened up his attire after criticism from Trump supporters and, seated next to the U.S. president ahead of the Tuesday meeting, repeatedly thanked him for his support, praising his efforts to end the war while talking up
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Putin went out of his way to make Trump look ineffective.
Putin isn’t nearly as clever and cute as he thinks he is; now Trump is cooking up a giant sh!t sandwich for Putin to eat.
Trump’s change of position had nothing to do with Zelenskyy.
Ukraine and the spam azzhole no gots any money for keeping FR going, only for spamming the unwilling.
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