Trump is confident an agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine will be reached this week.

According to RIA Novosti on February 23, White House Press Secretary Carolyn Levitt said that US President Donald Trump believes an agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine could be reached as early as this week.

"The President and his team are focused on negotiating with both sides to end this conflict, and he is very confident that we can achieve that as early as this week," the White House press secretary said.

Carolyn Levitt added that Washington continues to maintain active diplomatic efforts. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz worked around the clock this weekend to reach an agreement and end the conflict.

The White House press secretary said President Donald Trump wants peace, wants casualties to end, and wants innocent people to no longer suffer.

"That's his main goal right now," Carolyn Levitt emphasized.

When asked about a possible meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a White House spokesperson said that nothing could be announced or clarified at this time, but noted that the White House was continuing negotiations with both sides.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk, co-leader of the US Government Performance Board, shared his view on social media platform X that Volodymyr Zelensky "is no longer the president of Ukraine."

"Zelensky has been fired from the job he was doing," wrote billionaire Elon Musk.

Earlier on February 19, President Donald Trump posted a message calling Zelensky an "unelected dictator" and urging support for holding elections in Ukraine.
President Zelensky's term ended on May 20, 2024. The 2024 presidential election in Ukraine was canceled due to martial law and general mobilization. Zelensky stated that holding the election under such circumstances was untimely.