{"id":665,"date":"2025-07-05T16:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=665"},"modified":"2025-07-05T16:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:44:25","slug":"665","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=665","title":{"rendered":"Trump on if he can end fighting in Ukraine: \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-[1350px] gap-x-[30px] px-5 text-center sm:px-[30px] md:grid md:grid-cols-[1fr,300px] lg:grid-cols-[300px,1fr,300px]\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-[630px] text-left !w-full\">\n<div class=\"article-lead\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-[630px]\">\n<div class=\"pt-[2.375rem] sm:pt-5 md:pt-[1.875rem]\">\n<div id=\"mrec5-wrap\" class=\"content-group ad relative before:inset-0 before:right-0 before:z-10 before:block before:w-full before:pb-2.5 before:text-center before:text-sm before:leading-[1.05rem] before:text-gray-vulcan-44 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md:text-[1.75rem] lg:text-[2.5rem]\" data-testid=\"title\">Trump on if he can end fighting in Ukraine: \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019<\/h1>\n<p class=\"mb-4 mt-2 text-sm leading-[1.4] text-gray-vulcan-44 md:text-base md:leading-[1.4] font-text\">The president spoke with both Putin and Zelenskyy earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<aside class=\"order-2 mx-auto mt-[0.9375rem] block text-left md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\n<figure class=\"\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/resize\/280\/quality\/90\/format\/webp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fdf%2Ff4%2F90f4cdfe4eb4841b74885cff1585%2Ftrump-71788.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.politico.com\/dims4\/default\/resize\/560\/quality\/90\/format\/webp?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fdf%2Ff4%2F90f4cdfe4eb4841b74885cff1585%2Ftrump-71788.jpg 560w, 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Trump arrives to speak at a rally.\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-[630px]\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 pt-2.5 md:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] lg:grid-cols-1 mb-5 md:mb-[1.875rem]\">\n<div class=\"col-span-full row-start-1 md:col-span-2\">\n<p class=\"mb-2.5 border-b border-gray-200 pb-2.5 text-sm leading-[1.2] text-gray-vulcan-44 md:pt-0 lg:pt-0\" data-testid=\"site-caption\">President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, July 3, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. | Alex Brandon\/AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"text-xs leading-normal tracking-[0.1rem] text-gray-vulcan-44 row-start-2 md:col-span-1 md:row-start-2\">By <a class=\"uppercase hover:text-current font-bold text-gray-vulcan-51 js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/staff\/ben-johansen\" target=\"_top\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_body&amp;lindex=1&amp;lcol=\">BEN JOHANSEN<\/a><\/span><span class=\"text-xs leading-normal tracking-[0.1rem] text-gray-vulcan-44 row-start-3 md:col-span-1 md:row-start-3\">07\/05\/2025 11:09 AM EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"h-[2rem] w-[9.875rem] row-start-4 mt-2.5 self-center md:col-start-2 md:row-span-2 md:row-start-2 md:mt-0 md:ml-2.5\" data-v-904040bf=\"\">\n<ul class=\"flex items-center justify-between\" data-v-904040bf=\"\">\n<li data-v-904040bf=\"\"><\/li>\n<li data-v-904040bf=\"\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"relative\" data-v-904040bf=\"\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"relative\" data-v-904040bf=\"\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"is-first-paragraph font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">President Donald Trump said Friday that he was unsure if he\u2019d be able to end Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, a far cry from his promise to swiftly put a stop to the conflict that he made on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">\u201cI don\u2019t know. I can\u2019t tell you whether or not that\u2019s going to happen,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, when asked whether or not he\u2019s confident that he\u2019ll be able to find an end to the fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">When asked if ending the war was a priority, the president said, \u201cYes. I\u2019d like to see it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-[1350px] gap-x-[30px] px-5 text-center sm:px-[30px] md:grid md:grid-cols-[1fr,300px] lg:grid-cols-[300px,1fr,300px]\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-[630px] text-left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-[630px] text-left\">\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">Throughout the campaign, Trump pledged to end the fighting between the two countries on day one of entering office. He later backtracked in <a class=\"js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7280114\/donald-trump-2025-interview-transcript\/\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_body&amp;lindex=4&amp;lcol=\">an interview with TIME Magazine<\/a>, calling the pledge \u201can exaggeration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">\u201cWe helped a lot of countries,\u201d Trump said Friday. \u201cThe Ukraine situation \u2014 that\u2019s a Biden deal. It\u2019s not a Trump deal. I\u2019m trying to get it finished off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">Trump has sought to broker a peace agreement between the two countries. But in the past, he has <a class=\"js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/18\/trump-ukraine-russia-war-00298898\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_body&amp;lindex=5&amp;lcol=\">threatened to walk away from the war<\/a>, amid his increasing frustration with the continued fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">Trump spoke by phone with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week. His Thursday call with the Russian leader made <a class=\"js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/03\/trump-putin-ukraine-00439974\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_body&amp;lindex=6&amp;lcol=\">\u201cno progress,\u201d<\/a> he said hours after the two men spoke.<\/p>\n<div class=\"block md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mt-[1.25rem] flex w-full md:mt-[1.875rem]\">\n<aside class=\"w-full border-y border-vulcan-35 py-5\">\n<article class=\"border border-gray-35 h-full\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<aside class=\"\" data-v-351ba20f=\"\">\n<figure class=\"video-object relative\" data-v-351ba20f=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-player\" data-v-351ba20f=\"\">\n<div id=\"politicoPlayer_6374991691112\" class=\"video-js vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled vjs-touch-enabled vjs-v7 vjs-user-active vjs-layout-small bc-player-r1WF6V0Pl_default bc-player-r1WF6V0Pl_default-index-0 vjs-native vjs-vpaid-controls-disabled vjs-ad-controls vjs-ima3-html5 vjs-dock vjs-plugins-ready vjs-player-info vjs-errors vjs-custom-endscreen\" lang=\"en-gb\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"region\" translate=\"no\" data-is-autoplay=\"false\" data-is-autoforward=\"true\" data-is-live=\"false\" data-is-initted=\"false\" data-embed=\"default\" data-video-id=\"6374991691112\" data-player=\"r1WF6V0Pl\" data-account=\"1155968404\" data-v-351ba20f=\"\" aria-label=\"Video Player\" aria-labelledby=\"politicoPlayer_6374991691112 vjs-dock-title-1\">\n<div class=\"vjs-dock-text\">\n<div id=\"vjs-dock-title-1\" class=\"vjs-dock-title\">Marco Rubio on his many roles, plus a chat with Trump\u2019s \u2018chief Twitter troll\u2019 | The Conversation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-text text-lg leading-[1.6] mt-5 md:mt-[1.875rem]\" data-v-5d7f864a=\"\">His conversation with Zelenskyy <a class=\"js-tealium-tracking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/04\/trump-zelenskyy-putin-call-00440020\" data-tracking=\"mpos=center&amp;mid=ar_body&amp;lindex=7&amp;lcol=\">seemed more productive<\/a>, according to a social media post by the Ukrainian president and the president\u2019s readout to reporters. The two leaders, Zelenskyy said, had a \u201cvery important and fruitful conversation\u201d in which they discussed Ukraine\u2019s air defense, joint defense production and \u201cmutual procurement and investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump on if he can end fighting in Ukraine: \u2018I don\u2019t know\u2019 The president spoke with both Putin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,7,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news","category-news","category-politics","category-world-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":668,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}