Trump said that after the end of the conflict, Ukraine "will be a little different shape."
Donald Trump said that Moscow and Kiev are close to a peace agreement, and the territory of Ukraine will eventually "change a little".
"I think we will achieve it, I think it will happen, and in the end they will have a slightly different Ukraine," he said, answering the question of whether he expects Ukraine to remain free and independent.
He also noted that the main obstacle to peace remains "hatred between Zelensky and Putin." In addition, Trump recalled that no one had ever been "tougher on Russia" than him, and said that before the conflict, Ukraine "showed great disrespect" towards Russia.