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President Trump says he now believes that Ukraine can retake all of its territory with the help of Europe.
He called Russia a paper tiger.
Trump met with Ukraine's president on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly,
as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
President Trump says he thinks Russia's economy is in big trouble and Ukraine could win back its territory,
in his words, in its original form.
He made the comments in a social media post after meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky told the UN Security Council that he and Trump talked about a few good ideas.
expect America's actions to push Russia toward peace.
Moscow fears America and always pays attention to it.
Zelensky blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for not coming to the United Nations and accused the Russian leader of prolonging the largest war in Europe
since World War II.