Even before entering his second term within the White House, Trump had vowed to place an end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Boasting of his ‘superb relationship’ with the Russian president was a part of his campaign – and actually, peace in ’24 hours’ was one among his election pledges – a directsneer at Joe Biden’s failed attempts.
January 20: Trump is inaugurated after promising to finish the war
February 12: First call between Trump and Putin as a part of renewed diplomatic relationship between the 2 superpowers
February 18: US and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for peace talks; Ukraine is excluded.
February 28: Trump and vp JD Vance berate Volodymyr Zelensky is disastrous meeting within the White House
March 11: Ukraine accepts a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the US.
March 13-25: US and Russian officials hold multiple unfruitful talks in Moscow and Riyadh
March 30: Trump says he’s ‘pissed off’ with Putin and threatens Russia with tariffs for the primary time
April 18: US threatens to withdraw from negotiations if progress isn’t made
April 28: Putin pronounces a plan for three-day ceasefire with Ukraine
April 30: US and Ukraine sign an economic partnership often known as the rare earth minerals deal after pressure from Trump
May 16: Direct talks between Russia and Ukraine happen in Istanbul, without an agreement for a ceasefire
May 28: Trump sets a two-week deadline to evaluate if Putin is serious about peace negotiations
June 2: Russia and Ukraine delegations have one other set of direct talks in Istanbul
July 14: Trump gives Russia a brand new 50-day deadline to achieve a peace cope with Ukraine