Trump: Ukraine will not return all territories, but will restore some
13 February 2025 06:19
During a conversation with journalists, US President Donald Trump expressed doubts about the possibility of Ukraine returning to the 2014 borders. According to him, such a scenario seems “unlikely,” but he believes that some Ukrainian territories will be restored. This is reported by The Washington Post, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
Trump noted that he was not expressing his own opinion, but only conveying the general mood of the expert community:
“I’ve read a lot about this and I know that a lot of people think it’s unlikely.”
At the same time, the politician added:
“Some of this will come back. I think some of it will come back. Yes, some of this land will return.”
He did not specify which regions he was referring to, but his words caused a wide resonance.
Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressed a similar opinion during a meeting of the Ramstein contact group to support Ukraine. He stated that the full return of all occupied territories is an “unrealistic goal.” This statement also sparked active discussions among Western politicians and experts.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. Sometimes he suggested that this could happen even before that.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The idea was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war and maintain the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump.
Currently, the future US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days in which he wants to reach some kind of agreement.
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