The US is prepared to give an additional 100 days to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine.
According to the US Vice President, Donald Trump's team will "work very hard" to mediate a ceasefire.
The Trump administration is prepared to dedicate another 100 days to brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in a recent interview with Fox News. He stated that the U.S. has made some progress in persuading both sides to present proposals to resolve the conflict.
“We have taken this first step,” the Vice President said, reflecting on the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term. “We have a peace proposal, and we will work very hard over the next 100 days to try to bring the two sides to a seat together.”
Mr. Vance noted that before the Trump administration intervened, Moscow and Kyiv “weren’t even talking – not to each other, not to anyone else. They were just fighting.” He added, “Now the diplomatic work is about trying to bring the two sides closer together,” while acknowledging that there remains “a huge gap between what Russia wants and what Ukraine wants.”
During last year's election campaign, Trump pledged to end the conflict "within 24 hours" of entering the White House – a promise he later admitted was "somewhat exaggerated." Since taking office in January 2025, he has pressured both sides to reach a ceasefire and has recently expressed frustration at the delays in the process.
Although Russia has praised Trump and his team for “understanding Russia’s position better” than the Biden administration, Moscow remains adamant that any comprehensive ceasefire must include Ukraine ending its military mobilization and ceasing its arms imports from abroad. Both sides have accused each other of violating the month-long “energy ceasefire” brokered by Trump in March, as well as the 30-hour “Easter ceasefire” last month.
Russia has demanded that Ukraine abandon its claims to Crimea and four other regions, as well as its ambitions to join NATO. On May 1st, Trump's special envoy, Keith Kellogg, stated that Kyiv had agreed to recognize the reality that Russia controls the areas Ukraine calls "occupied territories," although it has not yet officially recognized Russia's sovereignty over these regions. However, Ukraine has repeatedly stated that it will not cede any territory to Russia.
