Putin Is Sure to Test Trump’s Ukraine Turnabout

The president seems to have had another change of heart. And this time, it’s a big one.

“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 in a social media post on Tuesday. The president said that Russia has fought “aimlessly” for over three years, making the Kremlin out to be a “paper tiger.” Ukraine, meanwhile, has “Great Spirit,” is “only getting better,” and could potentially reconstitute its pre-2014 borders — “maybe even go further than that!”

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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The president seems to have had another change of heart. And this time, it’s a big one.

“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 in a social media post on Tuesday. The president said that Russia has fought “aimlessly” for over three years, making the Kremlin out to be a “paper tiger.” Ukraine, meanwhile, has “Great Spirit,” is “only getting better,” and could potentially reconstitute its pre-2014 borders — “maybe even go further than that!”

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.