What has Trump previously said about ending the Russia-Ukraine war?published at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time
Image source, Getty ImagesRussia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022
President Donald Trump has previously made a range of comments about ending the Russia-Ukraine war, from suggesting he could have it “settled” before taking up office, to saying he could end the conflict in “one day”.
In 2023, Trump told CNN: “If I’m president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours.” It’s a claim he repeated several times.
Speaking during the election debate with Kamala Harris, Trump said: “That is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president. If I win, when I’m president-elect, and what I’ll do is I’ll speak to one, I’ll speak to the other, I’ll get them together.”
And Trump sidestepped questions over whether he wanted Ukraine to emerge victorious in the conflict.
As a reminder, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Trump has not set out plans for continued US military support for Ukraine, although he has frequently spoken of the need to end the conflict quickly and complained about the financial cost to the US.
He has suggested Ukraine could receive less support under his presidency, and has described Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – who he met last September – as the “greatest salesman on Earth” for continuing to obtain military aid, but at other times he’s said they have a good relationship.
