Trump says Ukraine is ready to win again all of the land it misplaced because the starting of the invasion
In a put up on Reality Social, Donald Trump mentioned that Ukraine is able to “combat and win again” the entire territory it has misplaced because the starting of the 2022 Russian invasion.
“Why not? Russia has been combating aimlessly for 3 and a half years a Warfare that ought to have taken a Actual Army Energy lower than every week to win,” Trump wrote, in a uncommon full-throated endorsement of Ukraine’s potential.
“Ukraine would be capable of take again their Nation in its authentic kind and, who is aware of, possibly even go additional than that! Putin and Russia are in BIG Financial bother, and that is the time for Ukraine to behave,” Trump mentioned in his prolonged social media meditation. He added that the US will proceed to produce Nato with weapons for buy.
Earlier, in a bilateral assembly with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump mentioned that the “Russian financial system is horrible proper now” and Ukraine has executed a “fairly superb” job at staving off the Kremlin’s forces.
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy can be talking at the moment at a UN assembly of the Safety Council.
“One of many outstanding members of this council is doing all the things to delay the biggest conflict in Europe since World Warfare II,” Zelenskyy mentioned. “Russia does this with its veto energy.”
“China can be represented right here, a strong nation on which Russia depends fully,” he added. “With out China, Putin’s Russia is nothing.”
Zelenskyy additionally nodded to his current assembly with Donald Trump. “We anticipate America’s actions to push Moscow towards peace,” he mentioned.
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Donald Trump’s multilateral assembly with a number of leaders of Arab and Muslim nations has begun.
Briefly remarks to reporters, Trump mentioned, “We need to finish the conflict in Gaza.”
“That is my most necessary assembly,” he added. “We’re going to finish one thing that ought to have most likely by no means began.”
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Throughout his pull apart with Macron, Donald Trump flagged that his subsequent assembly – a multilateral sitdown with a number of leaders of Arab and Muslim nations – will likely be essential to handle the continuing disaster in Gaza.
“We’re going to see if we will do one thing about it. We need to cease that. We need to get our hostages again, or their hostages again.”
Very similar to his deal with to the overall meeting as we speak, the president mentioned that we will’t “neglect” the October 7 assault by Hamas in his assembly with Macron. In response, the French president mentioned “no one forgets the seventh of October”.
This week, France joined Britain, Canada, Portugal and Australia to formally acknowledge Palestinian statehood. For his half, Donald Trump has branded the transfer as a “reward to Hamas”.
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In assembly with Macron, Trump reiterates perception that Ukraine has energy to achieve again territory: ‘I actually do really feel that approach’
In a gathering with French president Emanuel Macron, Donald Trump reiterated his current feedback on Reality Social that Ukraine has the potential to win again all of the territory it has misplaced to Russia within the three and a half years since the latest conflict within the area started.
Trump mentioned that Ukraine’s means to combat again would possibly show that Russia is a “paper tiger”.
“I really feel that approach. I actually do really feel that approach. Allow them to get their land again,” the president added.
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Trump says Ukraine is ready to win again all of the land it misplaced because the starting of the invasion
In a put up on Reality Social, Donald Trump mentioned that Ukraine is able to “combat and win again” the entire territory it has misplaced because the starting of the 2022 Russian invasion.
“Why not? Russia has been combating aimlessly for 3 and a half years a Warfare that ought to have taken a Actual Army Energy lower than every week to win,” Trump wrote, in a uncommon full-throated endorsement of Ukraine’s potential.
“Ukraine would be capable of take again their Nation in its authentic kind and, who is aware of, possibly even go additional than that! Putin and Russia are in BIG Financial bother, and that is the time for Ukraine to behave,” Trump mentioned in his prolonged social media meditation. He added that the US will proceed to produce Nato with weapons for buy.
Earlier, in a bilateral assembly with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump mentioned that the “Russian financial system is horrible proper now” and Ukraine has executed a “fairly superb” job at staving off the Kremlin’s forces.
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EU chief says Trump is ‘completely proper’ about Europe shopping for Russian oil
Earlier, president of the EU fee Ursula von der Leyen mentioned that Donald Trump was “completely proper” about European nations persevering with to purchase Russian power merchandise. A transfer the president described as “inexcusable” in his deal with to the UN basic meeting as we speak.
“We’re on it. We have now lowered already large fuel provide from Russia, fully gotten out of Russian coal, and massively additionally lowered the oil provide. However there’s nonetheless some coming to the European continent,” von der Leyen mentioned throughout a pull apart assembly with the presiden. “So what we do now? We put sanctions out to these ports the place, for instance, power is coming from Russia. And we need to put tariffs on oil provides which might be nonetheless coming to the European Union.”
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Man who tried to assassinate Trump at Florida golf course discovered responsible
Ryan Routh, the person who tried to assassinate Donald Trump on the president’s Florida golf course final 12 months, has been discovered responsible in federal court docket as we speak.
Routh, 59, was convicted on 5 counts, together with trying to assassinate a significant presidential candidate and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. In September 2024, he was noticed with a rifle hiding within the bushes on the president’s West Palm Seaside membership as Trump’s {golfing} celebration approached. Routh represented himself in court docket, and prosecutors accused him of plotting for months to kill Donald Trump throughout his profitable run to return to the White Home.
“As we speak’s responsible verdict towards would-be Trump murderer Ryan Routh illustrates the Division of Justice’s dedication to punishing those that interact in political violence,” mentioned legal professional basic Pam Bondi.
Jurors deliberated for just some hours earlier than returning with a responsible verdict. In line with reviews from the courtroom, as the decision was being learn, Routh tried to stab himself within the neck with a pen.
Fox Information reviews that 4 marshals then dragged Routh out of the court docket room, shackled him, and introduced him again.
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Rajeev Syal
Keir Starmer is dealing with calls for from Labour MPs to reprimand the Trump administration after the president falsely claimed London needed to “go to sharia regulation” below its “horrible mayor”, Sadiq Khan.
Throughout his deal with to the UN basic meeting, Trump mentioned: “I take a look at London, the place you’ve a horrible mayor, horrible, horrible mayor, and it’s been modified, it’s been so modified. Now they need to go to sharia regulation. However you’re in a special nation, you may’t do this.”
The event will trigger additional discomfort in No 10 after Trump was final week honored with an unprecedented second state go to to the UK. Starmer has repeatedly cited the flexibility to keep away from the worst of US tariffs as a purpose for his largely conciliatory strategy to Trump.
Rosena Allin-Khan, the Member of Parliament for Tooting, mentioned Warren Stephens, the US ambassador to the UK and an ally of Trump, must be known as to account for the president’s remarks.
Khan was additionally defended by Wes Streeting, the well being secretary, who wrote on X: “Sadiq Khan will not be making an attempt to impose sharia regulation on London. It is a mayor who marches with Delight, who stands up for distinction of background and opinion, who’s centered on bettering our transport, our air, our streets, our security, our selections and possibilities.”
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The White Home confirms that Donald Trump’s assembly with Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrapped a short time in the past.
Along with the president’s multilateral assembly with a number of leaders of Arab and Muslim nations, he may even have separate conferences with French president Emmanuel Macron, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of Uzbekistan, later as we speak, in response to a White Home official.
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Reality-checking Donald Trump’s speech to the UN basic meeting
My colleague, Robert Tait, has additionally been overlaying the president’s deal with to the UN basic meeting. He’s received a really useful information to the spurious claims that the president made all through his speech – at the very least 5 by his depend.
Learn extra under.
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Trump says Nato nations have the best to shoot down Russian plane in the event that they enter their airspace
When requested by reporters whether or not Nato nations ought to shoot down Russian plane in the event that they enter their airspace, the president mentioned “sure, I do”.
He later added that help for Nato allies would rely upon the circumstance, however expressed his appreciation for the group’s buy energy when it comes to weapons being despatched to Ukraine.
“Nato stepped up, you understand, once they went from 2% to five%. That was nice unity,” Trump mentioned. “It’s loads of weapons they’re shopping for, and so they’re shopping for them from us. They’re shopping for them from the US.”
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Trump and Zelenskyy participate in bilateral assembly, talk about strain marketing campaign on Russia
The president took half in a bilateral assembly with Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the United Nations as we speak.
For his half, Zelenskyy mentioned that he supported Donald Trump’s remarks, throughout his basic meeting deal with as we speak, the place he mentioned that the US can be prepared to Europe wanted to cease shopping for Russian fuel and oil so long as Vladimir Putin refuses to finish the conflict in Ukraine.
“They’re funding the conflict towards themselves,” Trump mentioned throughout his speech.
The Ukrainian chief mentioned “extra strain and extra sanctions” can be wanted to discourage the Kremlin.
Trump went on to say that he’ll “hopefully” be capable of speak about what safety ensures the US can supply Ukraine, however stopped wanting offering any particulars. “It’s somewhat bit too early to reply that query,” he mentioned.
When requested Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán’s choice to maintain shopping for Russian power merchandise, Trump was assured that he has the facility to steer his shut ally: “He’s a buddy of mine. I’ve not spoken to him, however I’ve a sense if I did, he would possibly cease, and I feel I’ll be doing that.”
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The president mirrored additional on his deal with as we speak in a pull apart with president of the European Fee, Ursula von der Leyen.
“It’s an excellent honor to be with a really highly effective, very sensible lady and a buddy of mine,” Trump mentioned. “She does a incredible job working a lot of completely different nations.”
He went on to say that the United Nations has the potential to be “unbelievable” if “sure folks” had been working it.
“Not too long ago, I began pondering, you understand, we had been by no means helped by the UN,” the president added. “It must be nice. I imply, we shouldn’t have any wars if the UN is de facto doing its job.”
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Trump says that his UN speech was ‘very properly acquired’
In a put up on Reality Social, the president summarized that his deal with to the UN basic meeting, which lasted virtually an hour, was “very properly acquired”.
He added:
It centered very a lot on power and migration/immigration. I’ve been speaking about this for an extended time period and this Discussion board, was the best possible from the standpoint of creating these two necessary statements.
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Donald Trump’s description of the local weather disaster as a “con job” got here as little shock to different nations, because the US president has repeatedly denied local weather science – which is backed up by a long time of rigorous scientific work by hundreds of researchers – a number of occasions up to now, in addition to dismantling the US federal authorities’s efforts on local weather motion.
Ilana Seid, ambassador of Palau, and present chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, mentioned:
Their place has all the time been ‘drill child drill’, so we weren’t shocked.
She mentioned it was not attainable to inform whether or not Trump’s phrases would have an effect on different nations, forward of a key assembly that António Guterres, UN secretary-general, will maintain tomorrow in New York to debate rushing up reductions of world greenhouse fuel emissions. “The secretary-general has convened conferences with world leaders, and all have reaffirmed their dedication to the Paris settlement and the significance of multilateralism. [The key is] ensuring they’re dwelling as much as their guarantees,” she mentioned.
She added: “The conversations in rooms I’ve been in [at the UN general assembly this week] have had leaders reaffirm our collective obligation to the Paris settlement.”
Trump is withdrawing the US from the Paris settlement, even because the world prepares for a crunch convention on the local weather, the Cop30 summit in Brazil in November. In contrast to Trump, different world leaders should flip up, mentioned Seid.
“Cop30 will likely be a vital Cop [conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, parent treaty to the Paris agreement],” she advised journalists on a press name. “We’ll see who exhibits as much as drive the method ahead.”
Within the UK, consultants known as on politicians to disregard Trump’s recommendation. Alasdair Johnstone, of the Vitality and Local weather Intelligence Unit thinktank, mentioned:
Polling constantly exhibits a clear majority of the British public are supportive of efforts to sort out local weather change. The impacts of local weather change are seen to many within the UK, as they see flooding, heatwaves, or crops failing within the fields, taking part in out as British scientists had predicted.
British politicians must be cautious in aligning with Trump’s denial of local weather change and being perceived as out of contact with the general public; there isn’t any electoral dividend right here. Science advised us the world will not be flat, and science has additionally undeniably advised us the world is heating up due to the emissions we’ve pumped into the environment. Reaching internet zero emissions is the one approach we attain local weather steadiness and cease local weather change.
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Trump provides Argentinian president Javier Milei ‘full backing and endorsement’ for re-election
Assembly with Argentina’s Javier Milei on the sidelines of the UN basic meeting in New York, Donald Trump pulled him apart and endorsed him for re-election as president, asserting to reporters:
We’re giving the president of Argentina our full backing and endorsement.
He went on:
I’m doing one thing I don’t typically do, I’m giving my full endorsement to him … The folks of Argentina – we’re backing him 100%. He, like us, inherited a large number and what he’s executed to repair it’s good … we have to make Argentina nice once more so it’s an honor for me to endorse.
Milei, an ally of the US president, thanked him and so they shook palms.
Per White Home pool reporter Emily Goodin, Trump answered a couple of questions on his endorsement and the bailout, including that he would assist Argentina, however didn’t assume a bailout was wanted.
We’re gonna assist them however I don’t assume they want a bailout. He’s doing a incredible job.
A White Home spokesperson advised the pool there will likely be extra bulletins about Argentina‘s monetary scenario made. We’ll carry you extra on that as we get it.
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Angelique Chrisafis
In lighter information, final night time Emmanuel Macron needed to stroll half an hour by foot via New York after his speech to the United Nations on recognising Palestine as a state after his car was stopped by police to make approach for the arrival of Donald Trump’s motorcade.
Video footage exhibits the French president getting out of his automotive to speak to law enforcement officials, saying he must get to his nation’s consulate. “I’m sorry, president, I’m actually sorry, all the things has been frozen, there’s a motorcade coming proper now,” an officer tells Macron, who then appears to be like out over the empty road and replies: “I don’t see it, let me cross.”
Macron, who stays caught behind a steel barrier, takes out his telephone and seems to name Trump immediately. Leaning on the barrier, he says, laughingly: “How are you? Guess what? I’m ready on the street as a result of all the things is frozen for you.” He additionally mentions eager to get along with Qatar to debate the scenario in Gaza.
Macron later seems to be allowed via on foot however not in his automotive. Nonetheless on his telephone, he proceeds to stride off down the road, previous customers and pedestrians. Macron reportedly walked for about half-hour together with his safety element. He stopped and posed with passersby who requested for images, together with one encounter with a person who kissed him on the brow.
Right here’s the surreal footage:
Emmanuel Macron calls Donald Trump after being blocked by his motorcade – video Share
