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Ukrainians say they're grateful President Trump seems to have changed his stance on Ukraine's status in the war.
Trump said Ukraine could get back all territory taken by Russia.
But Ukraine appears concerned Trump will leave peace efforts to Europe.
NPR's Joanna Kikises reports from Kyiv.
Strategic studies professor Phillips O'Brien of St. Andrews University in Scotland said Trump's upbeat comments about Ukraine complicate Russian President Vladimir Putin's narrative about this war.
Putin has been saying we can't lose.
We're too strong.
We're going to win.
Ukraine has to give up.
They push the Russians in a bit of a bind, messaging-wise.
Ukrainian lawmaker Ivana Klimtush-Tensadeh says she hopes Trump's words will translate into actions like concrete security guarantees and more U.S. sanctions on Russia.
Well, Russia is definitely much weaker than Russia wants to pretend it is.