Donald Trump makes huge U-turn on Ukraine peace deal with 'deadline' promise

He did not elaborate on what those concessions were, according to The Economic Times. A U.S.-drafted framework for ending the war, disclosed last week, sparked renewed concerns that Washington might pressure Kyiv into an agreement perceived as overly favorable to Moscow. It comes after fury erupted when Trump made a shocking error and was given a stinging six-word rebuke.

rump said his envoy Steve Witkoff would travel to Moscow shortly for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He noted that his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who had helped negotiate the Gaza arrangement that resulted in a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, was also participating, reports the Express.

In recent days Trump had identified the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday as his target date for Ukraine to accept a deal ending the conflict. Yet both he and his advisers have since moved away from a fixed timeline, instead emphasizing they want an agreement reached as swiftly as possible.

Trump says Russia holds advantage.

Trump indicated the battlefield dynamics now favored Russia and maintained it would be in Ukraine's best interests to pursue a settlement. He suggested that some areas of Ukrainian territory "might be gotten by Russia anyway" in the coming months.

Additionally, he mentioned that security guarantees for Ukraine were being worked out with European partners.