Kyiv: The war map of Ukraine flickered with fresh uncertainty this week after a stunning declaration from United States President Donald Trump. For the first time since the Russian invasion, the White House strongman said Ukraine could restore its borders and reclaim the territory Moscow seized.

“Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Tuesday.

His words came as a jolt. They sounded more like a battle cry than the measured tones of diplomacy.

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But in Kyiv, the reaction was cautious. Analysts and generals heard the words, and they heard the silence behind them.

Volodymyr Fesenko, who leads the Penta think tank in Kyiv, dismi

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