Trump declared dozens of times that he would have a deal in place between Ukraine and Russia on his first day in office, if not before. His advisers now concede the war will take months to resolve. "I really would like to be able to meet with President Putin soon to get that war ended,

Asked if a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is on the horizon, President Trump told members of the World Economic Forum, “you’re going to have to ask Russia.” Trump also stated the war would not have started had he been in office.

The Trump administration could potentially target Russia’s major oil producers, a move that the incoming Treasury Secretary endorsed last week.