In Major Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win Back All of Its Territory Taken by Russia

By The Blogging Hounds President Donald Trump stunned the world Tuesday afternoon with a bold new declaration: Ukraine can reclaim every inch of land taken by Russia and return to its original borders. The statement, delivered in a lengthy Truth Social post after his private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of…

By The Blogging Hounds

President Donald Trump stunned the world Tuesday afternoon with a bold new declaration: Ukraine can reclaim every inch of land taken by Russia and return to its original borders. The statement, delivered in a lengthy Truth Social post after his private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, marks a dramatic shift in Trump’s approach to the war.

Trump Abandons “Territory Swaps”
For months, Trump had suggested that Ukraine giving up some territory might be the only realistic path to peace. But after what he described as an in-depth review of both the military and economic situation, Trump signaled a new calculus.

“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 wrote.

The president further argued that 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.”

Zelenskyy Calls It a ‘Big Shift’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Trump’s remarks as an unmistakable turning point. “It’s a big shift. This post of Trump—it’s a big shift. Very positive,” Zelenskyy told reporters.

While Trump did not specify whether his statement includes Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, the tone of his remarks suggests he envisions a Ukraine fully restored to pre-war sovereignty.

Russia on the Brink?
Trump argued that Putin and his country are now in “BIG Economic trouble,” describing this as the moment for Ukraine to go on the offensive. He pointed to NATO’s continued role, stressing that the U.S. will continue supplying weapons for NATO partners “to do what they want with them.”

The statement came just hours after Trump told the U.N. General Assembly that NATO members should be ready to shoot down Russian aircraft violating their airspace—a harder line than he has previously taken.

From Negotiator to Hawk
The shift comes after Trump spent months positioning himself as a dealmaker who could negotiate a ceasefire, even floating ideas of “swapping” territory last month. On August 8, he mused openly about Ukraine and Russia “switching” land as part of a potential settlement.

But Tuesday’s declaration suggests the president has lost patience with Moscow and sees Russia’s faltering economy as an opening for Kyiv to strike.

Prophetic Implications
For students of prophecy, this development is not just geopolitical but biblical. Trump’s hard turn against Russia—long identified by many prophecy scholars with “Gog and Magog”—may push the Kremlin into even greater hostility toward the West. Scripture warns of a coming northern confederation against Israel, and a weakened, humiliated Russia could be driven toward desperate alliances that set the stage for Ezekiel 38.

Conclusion
What began as a pragmatic calculation to “trade land for peace” has turned into a bold call for total Ukrainian victory. Trump’s pivot signals not just a new strategy for Ukraine, but potentially a dangerous acceleration of tensions with Vladimir Putin—a man already cornered and increasingly desperate.

The world is watching. Prophecy may soon be unfolding before our very eyes.

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