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Russian forces continue to batter Ukraine, devastating civilian areas. Ukrainian troops have mustered a resistance, but their resources are growing perilously thin.

Donald Trump pledged to end the war in Ukraine within his first 24 hours in office. But nearly 100 days into his second term, the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv grinds on.

Trump has lately shifted blame back and forth between the two leaders, lashing out at Zelenskyy for “prolonging” the “killing field,” and then blasting Putin for complicating negotiations with strikes on Ukraine late last week that were “very bad timing.”

As Trump struggles to resolve a complicated geopolitical crisis that started more than three years ago with Putin’s brazen full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he has admitted he’s been frustrated by the negotiations — and now says that his promise of an immediate end to the conflict was an “exaggeration” made in “jest."

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[–] 1984@lemmy.today 18 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Its a joke. Trump is just frustrated because Zelensky didnt just gave up Ukraine territory to Russia, the aggressor, ran by a dictator / mob boss.

Trump is on the side of evil in this one. His solution is "give Putin what he wants so I can focus on taking Greenland or Canada". These clowns are not leaders, they are the symbols of narcissism and evil.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 4 points 17 hours ago

Who the hell (beyond braindead MAGAts) actually believe a word that comes outta his rancid ass mouth???

It's lies and stupidity nonstop.

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump has vowed lots of things. Three marriage pacts and two oaths of office, for example.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

And well over 30,000 lies so far.

[–] lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 5 points 21 hours ago

The war that was supposed to last 3 days...

We reached 1,000 days...

[–] PillowD@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/politics/fact-check-trump-ukraine-war/index.html

53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 18 hours ago

I was under the impression that it was a bit more gradual than a "full-scale invasion" right off the bat. Am I wrong? Or is "full-scale" a technical term?

[–] griff 2 points 21 hours ago

he misspoke, meant to say “in two weeks’ time”

[–] pacology@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

Its 24 hours of billable time, not wall time…

He is getting close to this self imposed limit, so he had Rubio make them announcement last week that he is ready to move on.

/s

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

It is almost like the Orange Turd is a lying piece of shit.

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

It took 20 years for US to leave Afghanistan. it will take 20 years as well. War started due to russia tresspassing expansionism without a valid tourist visa, into crimea in 2014. Russia will retreat in 2034.

Following Trump lead in using the Alien Enemies Act, those trespassers in Ukraine need to be deported. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy871w21d3vo

[–] DirkMcCallahan@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

c/noshitsherlock

[–] notsure@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

less than 31%....

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

I wonder how Trump will actually respond to this. He can't just "make a deal" so will he become belligeren/vengeful towards Russia for humiliating him or will he lose interest entirely?

I expect him to lose interest, he doesn't care about geopolitics, but predicting Trump is a fool's game lol

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

Trump wanted to stop the war, but his first priority was to bring down grocery prices.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

US media just pumping out bangers.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Trump was so wrong. Putin wants the war to keep going on.