Ukraine is now “already a different country” geographically than it was in 2022, the Kremlin said on Monday in response to US President Donald Trump.
“Geographically speaking, Ukraine is already a different country. The reality on the ground is clear. I don’t think anyone can deny that,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during his daily telephone press briefing, according to news agencies EFE and Agerpres.
On the subject, President Trump had said that, by the end of the war, Ukraine’s territory “will look different” from how it did in 2022, when the Russian invasion began.
“I think we’re going to get it done (the peace agreement, editor’s note). I think it will happen. And they’ll end up with a slightly different shape for Ukraine,” the White House leader said in an interview with CBS News’ “60 Minutes” released on Monday.
Asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was deliberately dragging out the negotiations, Trump replied, “Oh, I don’t think so.”
During the interview, Trump also declined to say whether he trusted Vladimir Putin more than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he maintained good relations with both leaders. Asked which of the two he would choose, the US president said: “I’d rather not say, but I get along well with both of them.”
The war will end “thanks to me,” Trump claims
President Trump’s remarks were made public a day before the U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine, scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11.
The Kremlin has vehemently ruled out any EU involvement in the peace talks. Nevertheless, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said that Europe would be well represented at the negotiations scheduled to take place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Trump expressed confidence that a deal could be reached, although Ukraine and Russia remain deeply divided over territorial concessions and security guarantees following any potential ceasefire.
“A very important meeting is taking place,” the White House leader emphasized.
“I believe this war will end, and it will end soon. And the only reason it will end is because of me,” the US president also asserted.
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