Russia and Ukraine are close to signing a peace agreement, but Ukraine’s borders may change after the war ends., US President Donald Trump said.

“I think this will happen, and as a result, Ukraine will have a slightly different shape,” Trump said in an interview with CBS News.

According to him, the war is “gonna end soon. And the only reason it's gonna end is because of me.”

At the same time, the US president noted that the “tremendous hatred” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains an obstacle to the cessation of hostilities.

"When they had their first meeting there was great disrespect shown to Russia," Trump said, without elaborating.