Donald Trump, having returned to power as the 47th president of the United States and sworn in on January 20, 2025, now finds himself confronting a sobering truth: nearly 150 days into his second term, his bold campaign promise to swiftly broker peace between Ukraine and Russia has made little headway. Despite repeated assurances on the campaign trail that only he could end the war – and would do so within 24 hours – Trump has failed to present a clear plan or deliver tangible progress toward a negotiated settlement.

This failure is not rooted in a lack of ambition but in a mixture of geopolitical complexity, strategic overreach, internal dysfunction, and a fractured Republican Party unable to provide coherent backing for a unified foreign policy vision. What was once a signature promise is now lost amid a swirl of competing priorities and wavering leadership.

One of the clearest impediments to progress in Ukraine is the Trump administration’s attempt to address too many foreign policy fronts simultaneously. While peace in Ukraine was initially positioned as a top priority, it has quickly slipped down the list. The administration has become consumed by multiple global flashpoints – including renewed nuclear negotiations with Iran, heightened tensions between Israel and Tehran, an increasingly antagonistic relationship with China in the Indo-Pacific, and ongoing efforts to rewrite major trade agreements.

This scattershot foreign policy approach has diluted the White House’s ability to concentrate on any one issue. In the case of Ukraine, that lack of focused attention has been particularly damaging. The once-promised “peace in 24 hours” mantra has all but disappeared from public discourse, replaced by vague statements of intent and inconsistent diplomatic........

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