Kremlin says Ukraine is 'already a different country geographically' after Trump's remarks on its shape
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine is geographically already a different country, responding to US President Donald Trump's comment that Ukraine may have a somewhat different shape after the war ends.
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Peskov reacts to Trump's comments
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Ukraine has already become a different country in geographic terms, according to Russian agency TASS (В Кремле отреагировали на слова Трампа о «немного другой форме» Украины после войны – NV). He said the realities on the ground were obvious and that hardly anyone could deny them (У Крамлі ацанілі словы Трампа пра змяненне формы Украіны – Nasza Niwa) (В Кремле прокомментировали слова Трампа об изменении формы Украины – Zerkalo). Peskov advised that questions about Trump's meaning should be put to the US president himself.
What Trump said
In an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes, broadcast on November 8, Trump said he believed the war would end and that Ukraine would ultimately take a somewhat different form (Трамп намекнул на возможное изменение территории Украины после завершения войны – NV). He said the two sides were very close to a deal and that an important meeting was due in the coming days.
Ukrainian reaction and battlefield context
Ukrainian media read Peskov's remark as an acknowledgement of territory Russia holds after its full-scale invasion, which Moscow has occupied since 2022 (У Кремлі підтакнули Трампу щодо "іншої форми" України після війни: кажуть, географія вже змінилась – Українська правда). Ukrainian President Zelensky said in early November that Ukrainian forces had retaken 96.2 square kilometres in October, 10.4 square kilometres more than Russian forces seized in the same period. Zelensky also reported in September that Russia had captured 890 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory in 2026, while Ukraine had freed 800 square kilometres.
Upcoming talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced that trilateral talks aimed at ending the war will take place in Abu Dhabi. Peskov said a Russian delegation would travel to the UAE on November 10-11 to take part in the Ukraine-US-Russia format.
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Sources
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Трамп намекнул на возможное изменение территории Украины после завершения войны· NV - [2]
У Кремлі підтакнули Трампу щодо "іншої форми" України після війни: кажуть, географія вже змінилась· Українська правда - [3]
В Кремле прокомментировали слова Трампа об изменении формы Украины· Zerkalo - [4]
В Кремле отреагировали на слова Трампа о «немного другой форме» Украины после войны· NV - [5]
У Крамлі ацанілі словы Трампа пра змяненне формы Украіны· Nasza Niwa
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