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Trump, in major shift, suggests Ukraine can win back territory long held by Russia
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President Trump on Tuesday shifted his position on whether Ukraine should hold out for all the territory seized by Russia, saying on social media that he thinks Ukraine is in a position to win it all back.
The reversal is the latest example of how Trump has swung between deference, frustration and indirect threats against Russia.
Loading...As recently as last month – when Trump met Putin in Alaska to try to broker an end to the war – Trump had said he believed "some land-swapping" would take place.
Afterward, Trump said the two countries needed to discuss "the possible exchanges of territory, taking into consideration the current line of contact.
"I had a feeling if I did, he might stop," Trump said.
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