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US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Ukraine would emerge from its war with Russia with a different territorial shape, predicting the conflict would end soon.
In an interview with “60 Minutes” on “CBS News”, Trump said Washington was close to brokering an agreement, but offered no details about potential territorial concessions. Anadolu Agency reported his remarks.
“I think we’re going to have it done and I think it’s going to happen and they’re going to end up with a little bit different shape,” Trump said.
He said tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were complicating negotiations.
“I believe that that war is going to end and it’s going to end soon, and the only reason it’s going to end is because of me,” Trump said.
Asked whether Putin was prolonging negotiations, Trump rejected the suggestion and defended his administration’s record on Russia. “There’s been nobody that’s been tougher on Russia than me,” he said, citing sanctions and trade measures.
Trump also defended allowing Russian oil exports despite criticism that the move had eased pressure on Moscow.
He said the United States continued to supply weapons to Ukraine, while European countries were buying them from Washington at full price. “I give it to Europe, sell it at full price and they pay us,” he said.
Asked about reports that Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s “Starlink” satellite system had been restricted, Trump said he did not know who was responsible.
“I can’t tell you who turned it down. I can tell you ultimately he turned it back up and so they have it,” he said. Trump added that he had not seen proof that the system’s speeds had been deliberately reduced.
