Only I can fix it · 2024 campaign · № 41
Only he could promise to settle the Ukraine war before taking office
“Before I even arrive at the Oval Office, shortly after we win the presidency, and it's we win the presidency, I mean that, I will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled. [...] And I am the only one that can say that. I know all the players, and they respect us, they respect me.”
- Said
- , Campaign rally at the New Holland Arena, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Subject
- settling the Russia-Ukraine war
- Topic
- Ukraine & Russia
- Era
- 2024 campaign
What happened
The war was not settled before his January 20, 2025 inauguration. PolitiFact wrote on February 28, 2025 that "Trump broke his campaign promise to end the war within 24 hours." On August 18, 2025, three days after meeting Putin in Alaska, he hosted Zelenskyy and European leaders to discuss possible peace terms, saying "there needs to be concessions on both sides"; the war continued.