The key facts

  • In an interview with CBS News, Trump suggested that Ukraine's borders could change in a settlement of the conflict with Russia
  • “In the end, Ukraine will have a somewhat different shape,” Gazeta.Ru quotes him as saying

Statement by the US President

US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine's borders could change as part of a settlement of the conflict with Russia. He said this in an interview with CBS News; the report is cited by Gazeta.Ru in a publication dated November 9, 2026. “In the end, Ukraine will have a somewhat different shape,” the outlet quotes Trump as saying. The publication is marked as being updated, so details of the statement and its possible context have not yet been disclosed.