伦敦-乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基称赞他与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周二在联合国大会期间举行的“富有成效的会晤”，之后特朗普似乎放弃了他长期以来对基辅战场野心的怀疑。
会后不久，特朗普在社交媒体上写道，“在了解并充分理解乌克兰/俄罗斯的军事和经济形势后，在看到它给俄罗斯带来的经济麻烦后，我认为乌克兰在美国的支持下欧洲一个联盟，有能力战斗并赢回整个乌克兰。"
目前尚不清楚特朗普的言辞转变是否会与政策转向相匹配。但是这个职位在基辅受到了谨慎的乐观，Oleksandr Merezhko -代表泽连斯基政党的乌克兰议会成员和该机构外交事务委员会主席-告诉ABC新闻。
特朗普的声明标志着白宫既定立场的戏剧性转变，即基辅将无法解放自2014年以来被俄罗斯军队占领的约20%的国际公认领土。
川普一再表示，泽连斯基将不得不放弃——或“交换”——一些领土，以与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京达成和平协议。川普在2月份一次激烈的椭圆形办公室会议上告诉乌克兰总统，“你没有底牌。”
但是在周二，总统似乎改变了他的论调。“随着时间的推移，耐心，以及欧洲，特别是北约的财政支持，这场战争开始的原始边界是一个很好的选择。为什么不呢?”特朗普写道。
“俄罗斯已经漫无目的地战斗了三年半，一场真正的军事力量本应在不到一周的时间内赢得胜利的战争，”他继续说道，暗示莫斯科是一只“纸老虎”，列举了其战场上的失败。
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫反驳了川普的言论，他在周三告诉加拿大皇家银行，“俄国不是老虎;俄罗斯与熊的关系更密切。没有纸熊。俄罗斯是真正的熊。”
佩斯科夫还否认了川普关于俄罗斯经济陷入困境的说法。“我们不要忘记，世界已经进入了一个宏观经济状况完全不可预测的阶段，”他告诉加拿大皇家银行。
佩斯科夫说，“我们正在继续我们的特殊军事行动，以保护我们的利益，实现”普京设定的目标。“我们这样做是为了我们国家的现在和未来。对于未来的许多代人来说。因此，我们别无选择。”
佩斯科夫说，川普“听到了泽连斯基对事件的说法。显然，这个版本是我们听到的评估的原因。我们不能同意这里的一切。”
俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫预计将于周三在联合国大会期间会见美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥。
注意到计划中的会晤，佩斯科夫表示，俄美“对话渠道正在发挥作用，我们正在与美国人对话，普京总统仍然高度重视特朗普愿意提供帮助，特朗普愿意共同寻求解决方案。”
周二，泽连斯基在给电报的一封邮件中说，他“感谢特朗普总统与美国的大力合作。”
泽连斯基补充说:“总统清楚地了解局势，对这场战争的所有方面都了如指掌。”。"我们高度赞赏他帮助结束这场战争的决心。"
泽连斯基在会后对记者表示，特朗普的转向是“一个大转变，一个真正的大转变”
当被问及特朗普的社交媒体帖子是否是这场战争的“游戏规则改变者”时，泽连斯基回应说:“特朗普自己就是游戏规则改变者。”
泽连斯基补充说，他认为总统现在知道战场上正在发生的“更多细节”，并暗示美国对局势的情报与乌克兰的一致。
泽连斯基还表示，俄罗斯经济在全面入侵的压力下苦苦挣扎是“好消息”，但俄罗斯仍有资源资助战争则是“坏消息”。
“特朗普同意我的看法，普京不会等到乌克兰战争结束，”他补充道。“他将试图利用欧洲的薄弱之处，在北约国家，他将试图这样做。”
梅列日科说，他认为特朗普的声明是一个“惊喜，给了他一些希望，他终于开始以不同的眼光看待俄罗斯对乌克兰的战争。”
“与此同时，知道特朗普可能改变立场的频率，我们应该保持谨慎乐观，”梅列日科补充说。“重要的是他的行动，帮助乌克兰的具体步骤，而不仅仅是言辞，不管它可能有多好。”
“特朗普的声明暗示，美国将继续为乌克兰向欧洲和北约国家出售武器，”他补充说。“从这份声明中还可以推断，乌克兰在俄罗斯境内使用美国武器不会受到限制。”
著名的反对派议员Oleksiy Goncharenko就不那么乐观了。
“特朗普的声明不是关于乌克兰的胜利，而是关于洗手不干了，”他在Telegram上写道。“他直接说:‘你在那里和欧盟打交道。我希望你成功。祝大家好运!"
“很明显，现在俄罗斯不想停止，”贡恰连科补充说。“但我们的任务不是拿成千上万人的生命冒险，而是处于守势。”
“现实是，我们既没有输也没有赢，”他继续说道，并警告称，发动一场代价高昂的“消耗战”将是“愚蠢的”。
Zelenskyy praises 'well-informed' Trump after president's Russia war pivot
LONDON --Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised his "productive meeting" with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, after which Trump appeared to jettison his long-held skepticism of Kyiv's battlefield ambitions.
Shortly after the meeting, Trump wrote on social media, "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 theEuropean Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form."
It was not immediately clear whether Trump's rhetorical shift would be matched with a policy pivot. But the post was met with cautious optimism in Kyiv, Oleksandr Merezhko -- a member of the Ukrainian parliament representing Zelenskyy's party and chair of the body's foreign affairs committee -- told ABC News.
Trump's statement marked a dramatic pivot away from the White House's established position that Kyiv will not be able to liberate the 20% or so of its internationally-recognized territory occupied by Russian forces since 2014.
Trump has repeatedly suggested that Zelenskyy will have to cede -- or "swap" -- some territory to achieve a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling the Ukrainian president at a fractious February Oval Office meeting, "You don't have the cards."
But on Tuesday, the president appeared to have changed his tune. "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?" Trump wrote.
"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," he continued, suggesting Moscow was a "paper tiger" citing its battlefield failures.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov disputed Trump's comments, telling the RBC news agency on Wednesday, "Russia is not a tiger; Russia is more closely associated with a bear. There are no paper bears. Russia is a real bear."
Peskov also rejected Trump's suggestion that the Russian economy was struggling. "Let's not forget that the world has entered a stage of completely unpredictable macroeconomic conditions," he told RBC.
"We are continuing our special military operation to protect our interests and achieve the goals" set by Putin, Peskov said. "We are doing this for the present and future of our country. For many generations to come. Therefore, we have no alternative."
Trump, Peskov said, "heard Zelenskyy's version of events. Apparently, this version was the reason for the assessment we heard. We cannot agree with everything here."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UNGA on Wednesday.
Noting that planned meeting, Peskov said that Russia-U.S. "channels of dialogue are working, we are talking to the Americans, and President Putin still highly values Trump's willingness to help, Trump's willingness to seek a solution together."
On Tuesday, Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram that he was "grateful to President Trump for strong cooperation with the United States."
"The president clearly understands the situation and is well informed about all aspects of this war," Zelenskyy added. "We highly appreciate his determination to help end this war."
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Zelenskyy described Trump's pivot as "a big shift, a really big shift."
Asked if the social media post by Trump is a "game changer" for the war, Zelenskyy responded: "Trump is a game changer by himself."
Zelenskyy added that he thinks the president is now aware of "more details" of what is happening on the battlefield, and suggested that U.S. intelligence on the situation is aligned with Ukraine's.
Zelenskyy also said it was "good news" that Russia's economy is struggling amid the strains of its full-scale invasion, but that it was "bad news" that Moscow still has the resources to fund its war.
"Trump agreed with me that Putin won't wait for the war in Ukraine to end," he added. "He will try to exploit weak places in Europe, in NATO countries, he will try to do it."
Merezhko said he saw Trump's statement as a "pleasant surprise, giving some hope that he finally is starting to view Russia's war against Ukraine in a different light."
"At the same time, knowing how often Trump might change his stance, we should be cautiously optimistic," Merezhko added. "What matters are his actions, concrete steps to help Ukraine, not only rhetoric, however good it might be."
"Trump's statement implies that the U.S. will continue to sell weapons to the European and NATO countries for Ukraine," he added. "And also it can be inferred from this statement that Ukraine won't be restricted in the use of American weaponry in the territory of Russia."
Oleksiy Goncharenko, a prominent opposition member of parliament, was less sanguine.
"Trump's statement is not about Ukraine's victory, it is about washing hands of the war," he wrote on Telegram. "He directly says: 'You deal with the EU there. I hope you succeed. Good luck to everyone!'"
"Obviously, right now Russia does not want to stop," Goncharenko added. "But our task is not to risk the lives of hundreds of thousands, but to be on the defense."
"The reality is that we are neither losing nor winning," he continued, warning that embarking on a costly "war of attrition" would be "idiocy."
