Trump Suggests Ukraine May Change Shape Under Potential Peace Deal
US President Donald Trump suggests a peace agreement could reshape Ukraine's borders as leaked data reveals rising Russian casualties and peace talks intensify.
POLICY WIRE — Washington, DC — US President Donald Trump has indicated that Ukraine’s territorial boundaries might shift as a result of a settlement to end the conflict.
During a recent interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes, Trump expressed confidence that a resolution would be reached, noting that the nation would ‘end up with a little bit different shape.’
When pressed on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was intentionally stalling the diplomatic process, the US president stated he did not believe that was the case.
These diplomatic comments emerge as leaked data from the Kremlin’s official statistics agency, Rosstat, suggests at least 390,000 Russians have perished in the war.
Two hacking collectives, identified as Silent Crown and the Belarus Cyber Partisans, claimed to have breached the agency to extract sensitive information regarding Russia’s economy, demographics, and military losses.
According to the Moscow Times, Silent Crown estimated the Russian death toll at 450,100, while the Belarus Cyber Partisans provided a slightly lower figure of 393,881.
The diplomatic tension continues ahead of a US-brokered trilateral summit scheduled for Abu Dhabi this week, which aims to facilitate an end to the hostilities.
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced that Washington would bring delegations from both Moscow and Kyiv together to discuss de-escalation and post-war security.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed that France will be represented at the talks, though the specific members of the delegation have yet to be finalized.
On the ground, Russia reported on Sunday striking three cargo vessels and two electricity substations it claimed were supporting Ukrainian military efforts.
The Russian defense ministry also claimed to have targeted energy infrastructure in the Zhytomyr region and a container ship carrying military equipment off the coast of Odesa.
In Russia’s Leningrad region, governor Aleksandr Drozdenko reported that a drone attack hit an industrial area in Kirishi, noting that 81 drones were intercepted so far during the ongoing assault.
Meanwhile, Finland is evaluating Ukrainian defense strategies to fortify its 1,340km border. Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki noted that Kyiv’s extensive defensive lines and anti-tank obstacles have successfully slowed Russian advances.
Välimäki remarked that environmental conditions are more difficult, questioning how long it would take for anti-tank ditches to turn into ponds in their climate.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
