What explains Donald Trump's U-turn on the war in Ukraine?

24/09/2025 09:03 France 24

After meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump changed his position on the war in Ukraine, expressing renewed confidence that Ukraine can regain all of its territory. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle analyses the reasons of this spectacular U-turn of the President of the United States.

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