Trump returns to White House vowing to end Ukraine war quickly

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025, and immediately signaled a shift in U.S. policy toward Russia-Ukraine negotiations. Within weeks, he held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 12, 2025, and later met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on February 28, 2025, where he pressed for a ceasefire and security guarantees. The Trump administration suspended military aid to Ukraine for about a week in March 2025, resuming it after Zelenskyy agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Russia rejected.