Donald Trump suggested in a CBS 60 Minutes interview that a negotiated peace deal between Russia and Ukraine will leave Kyiv with a different territorial shape.
The former US president stated that the warring sides are very close to an agreement. He identified personal animosity between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin as the primary barrier to finalising terms. Trump asserted that no US administration has pressured Moscow more severely than his own, pointing to past trade measures and sanctions.
Addressing recent policy decisions, Trump denied lifting diesel sanctions on Russia. Instead, he maintained that his administration enabled the supply of thousands of barrels of fuel to the global market rather than directly to the United States.
I think we’re gonna have it done, and I think it’s gonna happen and they’re gonna end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine,
Trump told CBS News.
Reporting by The Independent noted that these remarks coincided with newly leaked data from Russia’s Kremlin statistics agency. Independent analysis of the Rosstat figures by hacker groups Silent Crown and Belarus Cyber Partisans indicated that Russian military fatalities in the conflict have reached between 390,000 and 450,000 personnel.
Delegations are preparing for upcoming trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. These discussions are the first high-level meeting of this kind in nine months.
Skepticism remains high among Ukrainian lawmakers regarding the sincerity of the Kremlin’s negotiating stance. Ukrainian representatives have publicly questioned whether Moscow intends to engage constructively in the Emirati capital.
| Metric / Source | Reported Figure | Reporting Entity |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Wartime Casualties (Silent Crown Estimate) | 450,100 killed | The Independent |
| Russian Wartime Casualties (Rosstat/Belarus Cyber Partisans) | 393,881 killed | The Independent |
| Peace Talks Timeline | First trilateral talks in 9 months | The Independent |
Trump defended his handling of energy restrictions during the broadcast. He emphasized that oil and diesel allowances were structured to stabilize international supply chains rather than provide direct economic relief to the Russian economy.
