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**Hugh** · Yesterday, 20:47

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he thinks NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace. “Yes, I do,” Trump said in response to a reporter when asked about that scenario at a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. NATO members have cited multiple instances in recent weeks of Russian drones and aircraft entering their airspace. Minutes after meeting with Zelensky, Trump said on social media that he thinks Ukraine, with help from European allies, could win back all the land it’s lost to Russia, a country he called a “paper tiger.” It’s an escalation of the president’s rhetoric on the war and marks a significant departure from how he has previously characterized the countries’ positions.

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“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 said in a social media post that went up about 30 minutes after his meeting with Zelensky concluded. “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?”

He said that Russia “has been fighting aimlessly” and that its military has not been dominant.

“In fact, it is very much making them look like ‘a paper tiger,’” Trump wrote.
He said that Ukraine, whose troops he has complimented for their bravery, could take back the land that Russia currently occupies.

“And, who knows, maybe even go further than that!” Trump added. “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.”