Critics are placing President-elect Donald Trump on blast after a key adviser appeared to again away from a serious marketing campaign promise.
Trump has repeatedly claimed he would finish the conflict between Russia and Ukraine inside 24 hours of taking workplace and even sooner.
However retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, who Trump tapped to function particular envoy to the 2 nations, advised Fox Information final week it will take longer ― echoing feedback made earlier by Trump himself.
“Let’s set it at 100 days and transfer all the way in which again and determine a means we are able to do that within the near-term to guarantee that the answer is strong, it’s sustainable, and that this conflict ends in order that we cease the carnage,” he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion into Ukraine in February 2022, kicking off a expensive and brutal marketing campaign. The Pentagon final yr estimated that greater than 600,000 Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded within the battle, whereas Ukraine stated final month 43,000 of its troopers had been killed, with one other 370,000 wounded.
Kellogg advised Fox Information he had “a whole lot of confidence” in Trump’s skill to finish the bloodshed.
“I believe what individuals want to know, he’s not making an attempt to offer one thing to Putin or to the Russians,” Kellogg stated. “He’s truly making an attempt to save lots of Ukraine and save their sovereignty, and he’s going to guarantee that it’s equitable and that it’s honest.”
Nonetheless, his 100-day timetable is a far cry from Trump’s repeated vow to finish the conflict rather more shortly.
“I’d repair that inside 24 hours, and if I win, earlier than I get into the workplace, I’ll have that conflict settled,” Trump stated in 2023. “100% positive.”
Trump walked that again final week when requested for a timeline.
“I hope to have six months,” Trump told reporters at a information convention. “I hope lengthy earlier than six months.”
The president-elect’s critics provided some blunt reminders of his earlier promise to finish the conflict rather more shortly:
