Frank Nez 
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On September 8, 2025, the White House privately acknowledged that President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to end the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office has collapsed, with insiders admitting a pervasive sense of gloom as hopes for a peace deal diminish.
A source close to the White House told Politico’s Playbook, “The optimism post-Alaska and post-European meeting is gone,” following Trump’s failed summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in August and stalled talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump’s public insistence on resolving the conflict, despite Putin’s refusal to negotiate and recent Russian missile attacks on Kyiv, has deepened concerns about U.S. foreign policy credibility as economic and domestic challenges mount ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Collapse of Trump’s Peace Plan
Trump, who repeatedly claimed during his 2024 campaign that he would end the Russia-Ukraine war “on day one,” met Putin in Alaska on August 15, 2025, in a high-profile summit he touted as a success.
However, Putin’s public show of strength at a Beijing summit with China’s Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un last week, coupled with his statement that he has “little interest” in meeting Zelenskyy unless it occurs in Moscow, has derailed prospects for progress.
A White House insider told Politico, “It’s hard to see much forward momentum,” noting little hope that Russia will make further concessions.
Trump, speaking to reporters on September 7, announced plans to call Putin “over the next couple of days” and meet with unspecified European leaders, though no such meetings appear on his schedule.
He expressed frustration over Russia’s latest missile attacks, which damaged Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv—the first strike on a major parliamentary structure since the war’s escalation in 2022.
“I am not thrilled with what’s happening there,” Trump said, adding, “I believe we’re going to get it settled.”
Ukraine has demanded binding security guarantees, warning that without them, Russia could regroup and attack again, per The Daily Beast.
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Bipartisan Criticism and Foreign Policy Fallout
The failure has drawn sharp criticism, notably from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), who accused Trump of letting Putin “walk all over him” in negotiations, calling his approach a “textbook example of what not to do.”
Trump’s decision to pause munitions shipments to Ukraine as a concession to Putin has further fueled accusations of weakness.
Russian state media, including pundit Olga Skabeeva, mocked Trump’s threats of 500% tariffs, claiming Putin gained 50 days to advance in Ukraine without consequences.
The administration is now preparing new sanctions against Russia, a shift from Trump’s earlier optimism.
Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly gave Trump a “D” grade for his handling of the war, noting the conflict is “worse” now than in January 2025.
The Beijing summit, attended by anti-Western leaders like India’s Narendra Modi, has heightened fears of a coordinated challenge to U.S. influence, echoing warnings from retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell about a “most dangerous period” since the 1930s.
The White House’s admission of defeat on the Ukraine peace plan, a cornerstone of Trump’s campaign, risks undermining his foreign policy credibility.
As bipartisan critics like Shaheen and GOP figures like McConnell question his approach, the failure could alienate voters ahead of the 2026 midterms.
With global tensions rising and domestic issues mounting, Trump’s ability to pivot from this setback will be critical to maintaining GOP unity and public support.
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