Donald Trump vows to 'stop wars' in his victory speech

President-elect Donald Trump in his victory speech on Wednesday morning at his Florida campaign headquarters, vowed to “stop wars”. During his campaign, Trump boasted he could end the Russia-Ukraine conflict in “24 hours”. He said that his administration four years ago had no wars, but had defeated ISIS (Islamic State).

“They said ‘He will start a war,’ I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars,” Trump said as he took to the stage at his home at the Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida.

However, he made no mention of Ukraine or Ukrainian President Zelenksy while addressing his crowd of supporters.  

Trump, in a highly publicised comment during one of his political campaigns, had promised to stop the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours” in June 2023 without elaborating how he intended to do that.

His running mate, J.D. Vance has been vocally against further aid to Ukraine, prompting concerns that Washington’s current support for Ukraine against Moscow’s invasion could come to an end.

Besides his claim on Ukraine, Trump, during his campaign, warned that Israel would be “eradicated” if he lost the election.