May 2023: “I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. First, I’ll meet with Putin, I’ll meet with Zelensky. They both have weaknesses and they both have strengths. And within 24 hours that war will be settled. It will be over. It will be absolutely over.”
September 2024: “That is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president. And what I’ll do is I’ll speak to one, I’ll speak to the other, I’ll get them together.”
The Washington Post
Trump backs off ceasefire after call with Putin, letting fighting rage onAfter Trump’s third phone call with Putin since his inauguration, it appears there will be no letup in fighting and less U.S. pressure on Moscow.
