Donald Trump suggests that Ukraine’s borders could change after the end of the war: “Ukraine will have a slightly different outline”

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that an agreement to end the war between Russia and Ukraine could be reached soon, but warned that Ukraine might have “a slightly different outline” after the conflict. The statement was made in an interview with the program “60 Minutes,” broadcast by CBS News.

Trump said he was optimistic about a peace agreement and argued that the war would not have started if he had been leading the United States at the time of the Russian invasion. He attributed the delay in ending the conflict to the hostility between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Asked whether Putin was trying to mislead him, Trump rejected the hypothesis and cited the sanctions and trade measures adopted against Moscow. He refused to choose between Zelenskyy and Putin, stating that he has good relations with both leaders.

The statements come as preparations are underway for new negotiations, announced for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi. Moscow is demanding the cession of the territories in Donbas still under Ukrainian control, Kyiv’s neutrality, and NATO’s return to its 1990s configuration. Germany is asking Russia to demonstrate that it accepts a ceasefire, while Zelenskyy has said he is willing to discuss including the territorial issue and security guarantees.