"In the list of campaign promises from Donald Trump, the one about the war in Ukraine stood out for the number of times he repeated it-"I'll have that thing ended in 24 hours"-and for the undeniable way he failed to deliver. His self-imposed deadline, of course, passed in January, and the president has since admitted that the belligerents proved much harder to reconcile than he had expected."
"The latest swing to the Russian side this month has been a doozy. Last week, the White House embraced a 28-point "peace plan" stuffed with the Kremlin's demands, and Trump gave Ukraine five days to accept it. The task of delivering the ultimatum fell to Dan Driscoll, the U.S. Army secretary, who arrived in Kyiv just as the plan leaked to the media. Its provisions looked to many Ukrainians like a set of demands for their capitulation."
Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours but missed his January deadline and acknowledged the belligerents were harder to reconcile. His approach has swung between Russian and Ukrainian positions and often expressed frustration. The White House adopted a 28-point plan containing many Kremlin demands and set a five-day window for Ukrainian acceptance. U.S. envoy Dan Driscoll found Ukrainian officials willing to talk, and negotiators reduced the proposal to 19 points. A revised plan will be presented to Vladimir Putin, but progress hinges on Russian willingness to compromise.
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