Donald Trump

The Russia-Ukraine war will be settled before Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025.

Inaccurate ●●●●●
“I will have the horrible war between Russia and Ukraine settled before I even take office.”
Said on
21 January 2024 · Campaign rally in Rochester, New Hampshire, quoted by CNN fact check
Source
Fact check: It wasn't in jest. Here are 53 times Trump said he'd end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office · CNN (via KTVZ)
Should come true
20 Jan 2025
How sure they sounded
I will
Categories
Geopolitics
Importance
4 of 5 · Ending a major European war with global security and economic consequences.

Outcome

Inaccurate

The Russia-Ukraine war was not settled before Trump's January 20, 2025 inauguration; CNN's April 2025 fact check notes the war was still continuing months after he took office. Trump later described the timeline as an exaggeration.

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