President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day, all without presenting a detailed plan of action.
Trump’s foreign policy has been a core component of his successful bid for the White House, as he repeatedly pledged to end the war in Ukraine and the Middle East.
“They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done—I’ll have that done in 24 hours,” Trump said in 2023 at a CNN town hall.
Trump, who won the popular vote for the first time in three attempts, said Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have invaded Ukraine if he “respected” the incumbent American president.
“If we had a real president, a president that knew — that was respected …