{"id":15960,"date":"2024-02-23T14:50:51","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/trump-said-he-could-end-ukraine-war-nearly-a-year-ago-but-still-hasnt-laid-out-specifics\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T14:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T14:50:51","slug":"trump-said-he-could-end-ukraine-war-nearly-a-year-ago-but-still-hasnt-laid-out-specifics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/23\/trump-said-he-could-end-ukraine-war-nearly-a-year-ago-but-still-hasnt-laid-out-specifics\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump said he could end Ukraine war nearly a year ago but still hasn\u2019t laid out specifics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former President Trump said nearly a year ago while on the campaign trail he would settle the ongoing war in Ukraine in a matter of 24 hours, but he has not yet detailed a plan to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018If I\u2019m president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours,\u2019 Trump said in May on CNN.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump has doubled down on the comment since, including in July to Fox News. Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign repeatedly this week for comment and details on what such a plan would look like but did not receive a response.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In July, Fox News\u2019 Maria Bartiromo pressed Trump for details on how he would end the war in 24 hours if re-elected. The president said he would lean on his personal relationships with both Zelenskyy and Putin but did not divulge specifics beyond speaking with the two leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I know Zelenskyy very well, and I know Putin very well, even better. And I had a good relationship, very good with both of them. I would tell Zelenskyy, \u2018No more. You got to make a deal.\u2019 I would tell Putin, \u2018If you don\u2019t make a deal, we\u2019re going to give him a lot. We\u2019re going to [give Ukraine] more than they ever got if we have to.\u2019 I will have the deal done in one day. One day,\u2019 Trump responded.<\/p>\n

Questions about the former president\u2019s plans on foreign policy have mounted in recent weeks as Trump dominates recent GOP primaries and caucuses. An opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal Wednesday argued, \u2018Trump Owes Americans Some Answers on Foreign Policy.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018For starters, what did Mr. Trump mean when he said he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours? Does he in fact mean Mr. Putin should be allowed to annex eastern Ukraine? Would he withdraw the U.S. from the roughly 50-nation Ukraine Defense Contact Group?\u2019 WSJ columnist Daniel Henninger wrote in the piece.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Zelenskyy was asked about Trump\u2019s comments in an exclusive interview with FOX News chief political anchor and executive editor of \u2018Special Report\u2019 Bret Baier on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018He can\u2019t solve this problem, this tragedy with me,\u2019 Zelenskyy said. He offered to host the former President on the frontlines where he \u2018will explain everything, and he will explain what his thoughts, maybe he has some ideas. I don\u2019t know.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

When asked if the former president could end the war in Ukraine in a matter of 24 hours or timely fashion if re-elected, Heather Nauert, a former State Department spokesperson in the Trump administration, pointed to Trump\u2019s influence on the world stage.<\/p>\n

\u2018President Trump wields great influence,\u2019 Nauert said. \u2018He could tell Putin to pound sand and immediately withdraw his forces. This would send a direct message to all of our adversaries \u2014 including Russia, China and North Korea. As someone who respects America\u2019s territorial integrity, President Trump should understand Ukraine\u2019s desire and need to protect its own borders.\u2019<\/p>\n

Nauert argued there are a handful of options that would help end the war in Ukraine, including leveling greater sanctions on Russia and providing \u2018Ukraine with weapons and training that it has been asking for,\u2019 as opposed to President Biden\u2019s \u2018piecemeal approach\u2019 that she said has \u2018provided equipment too little, too late, and innocent people are dying as a result.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s in the interest of our national security to help Ukraine stop Putin from seizing their country and spreading war throughout Europe. America and its allies can use economic, military and financial tools to rein in Russia,\u2019 Nauert said. \u2018Russia is trying to destroy Ukraine\u2019s military, its will and its economy. Russia will not stop at Ukraine\u2019s borders.<\/p>\n

The former State Department spokesperson singled out leveraging energy as a top option, arguing American energy independence could \u2018wean Europe\u2019 off its oil dependence on Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018If America becomes energy independent once again, we could help provide our European allies with reliable American oil and gas. Russia, historically, has used energy as a weapon of war throughout Europe by turning off the spigot when they want to cause pain. By supplying our allies and friends with American energy, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), we could help wean Europe from Russia. Additional interventions (including increasing nuclear energy) would also help,\u2019 she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital also spoke to another former Trump administration official who, when asked if Trump solving the Ukraine war in 24 hours is realistic, said \u2018anything\u2019s possible\u2019 and also pointed to energy as a potential top tool to end the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018President Trump, with his history in deal-making, we\u2019d envision a situation where he would be able to convene some discussion or negotiation in which he would have leverage over both parties,\u2019 the former Trump administration official told Fox News Digital on background.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018There could be much greater economic leverage against the Russians if you had a president who wasn\u2019t committed to keeping Russian energy on the market because they feared price spikes here at home, and we\u2019re not willing to do what would be necessary to replace that product with American products,\u2019 the former official said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To leverage energy over Russia, the U.S. would need to work in conjunction with European nations that were confident the U.S. could meet their energy needs. A conservative president who is not tethered to liberal climate policies at home opens the door to that option, the former Trump official said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Peter Doran, an adjunct senior fellow for nonpartisan think tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, argued in comments to Fox Digital that there is a \u2018major gap between\u2019 the Biden administration\u2019s rhetoric on Russia and its actual policies, which has ultimately led to Russia\u2019s economy growing despite claims of \u2018severe sanctions\u2019 put in place by the 46th president.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Right now, there is a major gap between the Biden administration\u2019s rhetoric on sanctions \u2014 what it\u2019s saying it is doing to Russia and what its actual policies are. Russia\u2019s economy grew by 2.2% last year, and it\u2019s expected to grow by 2.6% this year under the quote, unquote swift and severe sanctions of the Biden administration,\u2019 he said. \u2018The reason is because we\u2019re allowing the Russians to sell too much oil and make too much money to fund their war.<\/p>\n

\u2018The best option for Trump would be to use the Iran sanctions model, apply it to Russia and deny Russia the money it needs to sustain this war. And that\u2019s ultimately how the war could end.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former president did speak with Fox News\u2019 Laura Ingraham this week and doubled down on previous comments that the war in Ukraine \u2018would have never happened\u2019 if he were in the White House. But he did not detail how he would go about ending the war if re-elected. He did focus on how European nations need to \u2018pay up,\u2019 arguing the U.S. has spent $150 billion more to bolster Ukraine than what has been offered by Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019ve got to get them to pay up because there\u2019s a $150 billion difference. I feel very bad. Remember this: You\u2019re really up against a war machine in Russia,\u2019 he told Ingraham. \u2018 Russia, what\u2019d they do? They defeated Hitler. They defeated Napoleon. They\u2019re a war machine.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Biden administration and Congress have directed at least $75 billion to Ukraine, and another $60 billion package is working its way through Congress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The war in Ukraine will have raged for two years by Saturday, and a recent Fox News survey found voters are largely divided on the nation\u2019s role in the war. Thirty-one percent of registered voters believe the U.S. should be doing more to help in the war with Russia and 30% say the U.S. should be doing less.\u00a0Thirty-five percent believe the current level of support is adequate, according to the Fox poll published in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Doran argued that foreign policy issues typically take a backseat for voters during elections but noted the 2024 election is unique with the world \u2018in a state of dangerous chaos.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018As with all elections, it\u2019s the domestic economy and domestic politics which get voters out into the polls. Foreign policy is always in the back of their mind, not in the front. What\u2019s unique about this election cycle is that the world is in a state of dangerous chaos, and voters remember that it was not like this when Trump was in office. And that\u2019s going to be a powerful motivator in Trump\u2019s favor in 2024,\u2019 he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Zelenskyy re-upped his invitation to Trump to visit Ukraine after previously inviting him in November, when he noted Trump\u2019s comment that he could end the war \u2018in 24 hours.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Former President Trump said that about 24 hours, that he can manage it and finish the war,\u2019 Zelenskyy said during an interview last year. \u2018For me, what can I say? So he\u2019s very welcome as well.\u2019<\/p>\n

Trump has so far not taken Zelenskyy up on the offers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nauert added that before Americans head to the polls later this year, candidates should release \u2018their strategy for addressing\u00a0the interconnected\u00a0threats posed by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018The entire world will be watching the outcome of our presidential election. When America is in chaos, adversaries take advantage of the vacuum, and that\u2019s never good for America\u2019s national security,\u2019 she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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