Donald Trump belittles Putin’s ‘paper tiger’ as he changes his stance on Russia

US President Donald Trump revealed a surprising change in his stance on Russia after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly.

Trump in Truth Social post after speaking with Zelensky on the sidelines of the gathering with world leaders said he now believes that Ukraine could win back all of its land that Russia has taken.

‘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,’ he wrote on Tuesday afternoon.

‘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.

‘Why not?’

The US president proceeded to belittle Russia’s military prowess.

‘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,’ he wrote.

‘In fact, it is very much making them look like “a paper tiger.”’

Trump then referenced the people of Russia and that they would find out ‘what is really going on with this War’ while they wait in long lines for gasoline and struggle economically.

He said that ‘most of their money is being spent on fighting Ukraine, which has Great Spirit, and only getting better’.

Trump concluded that ‘Ukraine would be able to take back their Country in its original form and, who knows, maybe even go further than that!’

He said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his nation are in ‘BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act’.

The US would continue to supply weapons to NATO to use as they wish, he said, and ‘good luck to all!’

Trump appeared to make a U-turn on the matter since last month when he had a summit with Putin in Alaska, which Zelensky was not invited to.

Entering that meeting, which saw the US rolling out the red carpet for Putin, Trump carried the idea that a peace deal could be reached if Ukraine agreed to give up some of its land to Russia. Zelensky never agreed to cede any of its territory.

Trump has since expressed great disappointment in Putin over the lack of a deal. The US president with his latest post on the issue seemed to be taking a harder stance toward Moscow.

He also suggested that NATO countries should shoot down Russian military aircraft that enter their airspaces. When asked if the US would back its allies in such a scenario, Trump said it ‘depends on the circumstance’.

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