September 24, 2025: U.S. Ukraine Support Clashes With Trump's Rant Against European Allies

September 24, 2025: We analyze the highly contradictory foreign policy stance of U.S. President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In a major surprise, Trump issued his "first unequivocal public expression of support for Ukraine," posting that Kyiv is "in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back" and urging them to "act". This shift, which called Russia a "'paper tiger'" and was welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "gamechanger", followed private discussions with Zelenskyy and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.However, the new backing was instantly countered by a simultaneous "rambling diatribe" in Trump's formal UNGA address, where he "fiercely criticized European allies". Trump asserted that "your countries are going to hell" over migration and advised Europe to end the "failed experiment of open borders". We also look at the skepticism surrounding the policy shift, including an EU official's concern that Trump is "always one Putin call away from doing something not great", and the conflicting statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the war "cannot end militarily".Plus, we detail other geopolitical developments, including Trump's criticism of NATO members for "funding the war against themselves" by buying Russian fuel and the UN budget facing a $500 million reduction due to U.S. funding cuts. Finally, we cover the EU’s announcement of a €400 million EIB loan to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the ongoing internal EU struggles, including the European Parliament "slow-walking talks" on the crucial deportations bill, and the Ombudsman’s inquiry into the Commission over access requests for texts that the EU executive stated were set to "auto-delete messages" on the Signal app.