United States President Donald Trump has allowed a change in Ukraine's territorial borders as part of a possible peace settlement. In an interview with CBS News, he said that the parties to the conflict are close to an agreement, and he expects the fighting to end soon. Describing the expected outcome of the agreement, Trump said that Ukraine would be "in a slightly different shape."
Trump linked the end of the conflict to the territorial issue. His words indicate that the parameters of the future world may affect existing borders. However, the closeness of the agreements is Trump's assessment, not confirmation of an agreement on final terms.
The words about "another form" do not reveal specific lines of possible changes or the order of their union. Therefore, the key question is not only the timing of the cessation of hostilities, but also the content of the proposed agreement. So far, the assumption of a change in borders and Trump's confidence in the imminent end of the conflict has been voiced in public, rather than a ready-made settlement plan.