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BumRushDaShow

(162,546 posts)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:10 PM Sep 26

Trump told Zelensky he was open to providing new long-range weapons in potentially huge policy change, report says

Source: The Independent

Friday 26 September 2025 16:39 EDT


President Donald Trump reportedly told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he was open to lifting certain restrictions on the use of certain U.S.-made weapons, signaling a potentially huge change in policy.

The president signaled that he would be willing to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles inside Russia for the first time during a meeting between the two men at this week’s United Nations General Assembly.

A senior U.S. official and a Ukrainian official both confirmed the contents of Tuesday’s meeting to The Wall Street Journal.

It came following Trump’s lengthy speech to world leaders in New York Tuesday, in which he targeted Russian leader Vladimir Putin for his “bad leadership” and appeared to reverse his stance on Ukraine retaking territory occupied by the Kremlin’s forces.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-zelensky-long-range-weapons-russia-policy-b2834633.html

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Trump told Zelensky he was open to providing new long-range weapons in potentially huge policy change, report says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Sep 26 OP
The puppet is going to PO his puppet master. republianmushroom Sep 26 #1
Relax popsdenver Sep 26 #2
at this point trump is completely ruining his chances of being able to flee to Russia when the us joins the icc SSJVegeta Sep 26 #3
Uh oh. Is this the Great Vlad/Krasnov break-up??? MLWR Sep 26 #4
I'm skeptical. TomSlick Sep 26 #5
I must admit, if the Felon follows through, that could move the subject of Epstein to a less prominent position. Buddyzbuddy Sep 26 #6
Can Donald be trusted? Norrrm Sep 26 #7
This must be one last desperate stab at the peace prize. ananda Sep 26 #8
Just disregard all the Ukranians that Poopin has killed mdbl Sep 26 #9
Once again look closely Snoopy 7 Sep 27 #10
"At the same time who is building more balistic missles during trumps collapsing economy" BumRushDaShow Sep 27 #11
Trump lies a LOT! lark Sep 27 #12

popsdenver

(851 posts)
2. Relax
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:28 PM
Sep 26

it's a head fake..............He has done this so many times, it's ludicrous to even give it a mention.

He is attacking Venezuela because they are not controlled by a dictator/tyrant AND THEY HAVE THE LARGEST OIL RESERVES IN THE WORLD, EVEN BIGGER THAN THE SAUDIS.........

SSJVegeta

(1,869 posts)
3. at this point trump is completely ruining his chances of being able to flee to Russia when the us joins the icc
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 07:57 PM
Sep 26

Buddyzbuddy

(1,790 posts)
6. I must admit, if the Felon follows through, that could move the subject of Epstein to a less prominent position.
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 08:10 PM
Sep 26

mdbl

(7,671 posts)
9. Just disregard all the Ukranians that Poopin has killed
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 10:54 PM
Sep 26

while Dump tries to decide if he's loved or not. F'ing psychopaths.

Snoopy 7

(698 posts)
10. Once again look closely
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 06:21 AM
Sep 27

What trump has done is he first told the EU to send Ukraine their missles and he would replenish them to the EU. But, what has trump done(?), trump has depleated the EU's balistics and not restored their inventory. What does this mean? Ukraine and the EU are running out of missles and trump hopes this will help his daddy vlad. At the same time who is building more balistic missles during trumps collapsing economy, well nobody that I can see...
(Quiet pause on some sales: In a major shift reported in September 2025, the U.S. has quietly paused or restricted certain arms exports to Europe. The move, attributed to the "America First" agenda under the Trump administration, is reportedly to rebuild U.S. military stockpiles.)

BumRushDaShow

(162,546 posts)
11. "At the same time who is building more balistic missles during trumps collapsing economy"
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:04 AM
Sep 27

The MIC NEVER sleeps. They probably have orders going back 5 years in the pipeline (they were supposed to be replacing the bigguns but I expect the ATACMS & successors, are the ones that are being replaced, upgraded, and used).

lark

(25,627 posts)
12. Trump lies a LOT!
Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:48 AM
Sep 27

Can't trust any drivel out of that ugly fake spray tanned mouth. I'll believe it when it actually happens.

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