On Tuesday, President Donald Trump declared that, upon being presented further information, he believed Ukraine was in a position to restore its 1991 borders.

The announcement marked the most blatant reversal by a United States president since the war began. Most analysts had written off the possibility that Ukraine could restore its 1991 borders after Kyiv’s failed counteroffensive in the summer of 2023. Even Kyiv ceased presenting this as its ultimate goal in 2024.