America just signalled Ukraine will lose land to end the war

Donald Trump just said Ukraine is going to end up a different shape.

That's his own words, on camera, in an interview with CBS News' 60 Minutes.

He says quote "they're gonna end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine."

So let's be clear what that means. The US President is saying Ukraine will lose land before any peace deal even gets signed.

He taped this three days ago at the White House. It aired two days later on CBS.

And the timing is not an accident.

Russian, Ukrainian and American delegations are meeting in Abu Dhabi tomorrow and the day after. First time since February. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to lead the American team. Vladimir Medinsky, a Russian presidential aide, is expected to lead Russia's.

The last round, back in February, only managed a prisoner swap. 314 people. Nothing on territory got settled.

Now here's the problem.

Ukraine's own constitution protects its territorial integrity. That makes giving up land formally illegal under Ukrainian law. Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's President, has said so himself. Ukraine treats any territorial compromise as a red line only its national leaders can even consider.

So Trump is describing an outcome Ukraine's own law says it cannot agree to.

He also said the real problem isn't territory. He says it's personal. The hatred between Vladimir Putin, Russia's President, and Volodymyr Zelensky.

He says the war is going to end soon, and that it will end because of his own efforts.

And here's the twist. In the same interview, Trump defended his own record on Russia. He says there's been nobody tougher on Russia than him, and points to sanctions and trade measures. He also denied lifting sanctions on Russian diesel, saying he made it possible for Russia to sell the world thousands of barrels of oil and diesel instead.