Trump Predicts Ukraine Will End War With Different Borders
The US president says the conflict will end soon and Ukraine will have a slightly different territorial configuration, according to a CBS interview.
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US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine will emerge from the war with Russia with a slightly different territorial configuration, and predicted that the conflict will soon come to an end.
In an interview for CBS News programme 60 Minutes, Trump expressed confidence that Washington is close to brokering an agreement, though he gave no details on possible territorial concessions.
He said he believed the issue would be resolved, repeating his view that Ukraine would end up with a somewhat altered map. Trump blamed tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for slowing negotiations, and claimed the war would end largely because of his own involvement.
When asked if Putin was dragging out the talks, Trump disagreed and insisted that no one had been tougher on Russia than he had, citing sanctions and trade measures.
The president also defended his decision to allow Russian oil exports, arguing that it had not weakened pressure on Moscow as critics suggested. He confirmed that the United States continues to provide weapons to Ukraine, but noted that European allies buy them from America at full price.
Regarding reported restrictions on Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, Trump said he did not know who was responsible for the interruption, only that Musk had eventually restored the service.
