The president repeatedly said on the campaign trail that he would bring an end to the war in the first 24 hours of his second term.

President Donald Trump stated that his recent discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin yielded no advancements towards a ceasefire in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Ushakov said that both Putin and Trump did not talk about the US decision to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine. On Iran, he said, "the Russian side emphasised the importance of resolving all disputes, disagreements and conflict situations exclusively by political and diplomatic means".