President Donald Trump, who promised during his election campaign to put an end to the Ukrainian conflict within 24 hours of returning to the White House, now finds himself trapped in the realities of great power politics.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said first lady Melania Trump should receive some praise for President Donald Trump‘s pivot on Ukraine in its war with Russia. “Well, I’m glad that the president has pivoted on Ukraine,

Separately, on Thursday, bookmaker Star Sports offered odds of 7/2 (22.2 percent) on Trump securing the Nobel Peace Prize, placing him behind Navalnaya on 2/1 (33.3 percent) and ahead of Russian anti-war campaigner Alexei Gorinov on 6/1 (14.3 percent) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with 10/1 (9.1 percent).

This week marked a possible pivot by President Donald Trump regarding Russia's ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to have European allies buy billions of dollars worth of U.S. military equipment that can be transferred to Ukraine as Kyiv looks for way to better defend itself against intensified Russian attacks.

In response, 65 percent of Trump voters backed the provision of arms to Ukraine, almost three times the 22 percent who opposed the move. The results suggest a shift in attitudes among Trump supporters toward aid for Ukraine over the past six months.

Russia continued its nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities, after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would send military equipment to Kyiv.

President Trump’s recent commitment to provide more aid to Ukraine could increase pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war.

President Donald Trump has said the United States will send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after Washington turned off the tap of some military aid to Kyiv.

Trump’s decision to allow weapon sales to Ukraine culminated a five-month effort by allies to help Volodymyr Zelensky rebuild a relationship with the president.