 Trump on Ukraine conflict. If I were president, I'd be able to negotiate end in 24 hours. Former US President Donald Trump said he would be able to negotiate a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine within 24 hours if he were president. Even now, if US president, I would be able to negotiate an end to this horrible war within 24 hours. Trump wrote on his truth social. Commenting on the Biden administration's approach to the conflict in Ukraine, Trump earlier called for negotiating a peaceful end to it instead of sending millions of dollars' worth of assistance to Kiev. Trump also warned that we will end up in World War III because of US actions. Trump loyalist and Republican congressman Troy Nels of Texas also touted the prospect of the former president easily solving the conflict earlier. Nels suggested that the war would end if Biden asked Trump to call Russian president Vladimir Putin. If we really want to end this war, Joe Biden, you need to call Donald Trump, Nels said. Donald Trump will call Vladimir Putin and end this war. We must stop this war and Donald Trump can do it. Although Trump and some of his allies have argued that the conflict would easily end under the former president's leadership, neither Ukraine nor Russia appear willing to negotiate. Before the deputy secretary of state, Victoria Nuland said that the US administration was ready to ease sanctions against Russia for the sake of serious negotiations on Ukraine. Nuland emphasized that she would support the easing of sanctions if Russia returned territory to Kiev. In response, Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the International Committee of the Russian State Duma Lower House of Parliament, described Nuland's message as unacceptable to Moscow as he said there was no reversing historical decisions in exchange for a promised revision of the restrictions.