“Trump vowed to “end” the war in Ukraine and the chaos in the Middle East on the eve of his inauguration January 20, 03:26 Share: Donald Trump during a rally ahead of his inauguration for a second term, Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025 (Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein ) on Sunday, January 19, during the rally the day before inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump promised to “end” the war in Ukraine and stabilize the situation in the Middle East.”, — write on: ua.news
Donald Trump during a rally ahead of his second term inauguration, Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025 (Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
On Sunday, January 19, during a rally on the eve of the inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump promised “put an end” to the war in Ukraine and stabilize the situation in the Middle East.
He said this during a speech at the Capitol One Arena in Washington.
“I will put an end to the war in Ukraine. I will end the chaos in the Middle East and prevent World War III. And you have no idea how close we are to that,” Trump said.
Preparation for potential negotiations on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine
On December 4, 2024, the WSJ reported that the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, is negotiating with the new Trump administration to reduce differences over a peaceful settlement of the Russian war against Ukraine even before he takes office.
According to the publication, Trump’s advisers discussed peace plans that recognize Russia’s occupation of 20% of Ukraine’s territory, but they do not include Ukraine joining NATO.
On January 12, 2025, The Hill reported that it is difficult for Russia to develop its space program due to sanctions and other bans, but Donald Trump may offer US assistance in exchange for signing a peace agreement with Ukraine.
On January 15, the Bloomberg agency listed the demands that Putin will make during the negotiations with Trump.
Interlocutors of the agency, “aware of the Kremlin’s intentions”, said that the Russian dictator Putin is increasingly confident of his superiority on the battlefield. Against this background, he intends to achieve his goal of preventing Ukraine from joining NATO and limiting its military potential.