Trump says Ukraine peace deal is close, hints at border changes

US President Donald Trump stated he believes a peace agreement regarding Ukraine is close, while suggesting the country's territorial shape may change after the war ends. In a CBS News 60 Minutes interview, Trump attributed the main obstacle to the conflict to personal animosity between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, saying he inherited the war and is "very close" to a deal. He declined to say whom he trusts more, but predicted fighting will end soon. Trump said Ukraine will ultimately remain free and independent but with "somewhat different contours," without specifying territorial concessions. He denied Putin is deceiving him, confirmed allowing Russian oil and diesel exports, and said European countries now pay full price for US weapons transferred to Ukraine.