Russia agrees with Trump's remark about "little bit different shape" of post-war Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responding to US President Donald Trump's assertion that Ukraine will take on a "little bit different shape" after the war ends, has said that "from a geographical point of view, it is already a different country", clearly referring to territories occupied during Russian aggression.

Source: Russian media outlet TASS

Details: Prior to this, Trump said in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes that Ukraine will likely remain a free and independent country after the war ends, but with a "little bit different shape", possibly hinting at changes to Ukraine's borders under a peace agreement.

When asked what Trump might have meant, Peskov replied: "As far as the territory of Ukraine is concerned, from a geographical point of view, it is already a different country. The realities on the ground are obvious, and hardly anyone can deny them."

In September, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Russia has captured 890 sq km of Ukrainian territory in 2026 in its war of aggression, while Ukraine has retaken 800 sq km, with Russian losses amounting to 270,000 people.

Background:

• US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said that trilateral negotiations between the US, Ukraine and Russia will take place on 10-11 November in Abu Dhabi and will focus on further steps towards peace.
• Dmitry Peskov announced that a Russian delegation will arrive in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 November to take part in Ukraine-US-Russia talks. The delegation will again be headed by Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
• Zelenskyy had previously said that, following a conversation between European leaders and the Kremlin leader, there is a sense that Russia is serious about a meeting between negotiating teams in Abu Dhabi.
• Zelenskyy said at the Berlin Security Conference that, for Russia, "a peaceful and united Europe is its enemy".
• US President Donald Trump said in an interview with the Financial Times that both sides in negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine are ready to say: "Let's make a deal."

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