‘Peace without delay’: Donald Trump calls for Ukraine cease-fire to avert ‘total war’

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'A global conflict between nuclear armed powers would mean death and destruction on a scale unmatched in human history.'

President-elect Donald Trump wants an end to military escalation in Ukraine, as North Korean ground troops engage on Russia’s side and the Joe Biden administration authorizes the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine that strike into Russian territory.

“We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to immediately have a total secession of hostilities or shooting has to stop. This is the central issue. We need peace without delay,” Trump said on social media.

Trump warned of the risk of “nuclear Armageddon,” saying “a global conflict between nuclear armed powers would mean death and destruction on a scale unmatched in human history.”

The President-elect promised earlier this year, when running for office, that he could end the conflict that started in 2022 in “24 hours” after becoming President. Russian leaders expressed doubt that was possible then, and recent events suggest they are still skeptical.

During his comments, Trump downplayed the threat posed by Russia, saying America’s greatest issues came from within.

“A foreign policy establishment keeps trying to pull the world into conflict with a nuclear armed Russia-based on the lie that Russia represents our greatest threat. But the greatest threat to Western civilization today is not Russia. It’s probably more than anything else ourselves and some of the horrible U.S.-hating people that represent us,” Trump said.

The President-elect condemned the “entire globalist neocon establishment that is perpetually dragging us into endless wars, pretending to fight for freedom and democracy,” as well as “globalists (who) want to squander all of America’s strength, blood and treasure, chasing monsters and phantoms overseas while keeping us distracted from the havoc they are creating right here at home.”

“These forces are doing more damage to America than Russia and China could ever have dreamed,” Trump added.

Meanwhile, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine is closed, given the threat of retaliatory missile attacks from Russia, signaling concerns about escalation that increases American involvement in what has been a proxy war are very real.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


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  • R.N. Allridy

    November 20, 2024 at 9:39 am

    We already are in a global war. We have to avoid it turning nuclear. Trump should demand Vice President Kamal Harris invoke the 25th amendment against Biden before his dementia thrusts into a catastrophic nuclear conflict.

    • The Cat In The MAGA Hat

      November 20, 2024 at 10:21 am

      Global war on terror,did end well

    • MH/Duuuval

      November 20, 2024 at 10:43 am

      Bets already being taken on how soon Vance pushes Trump down the golden staircase via the 25th.

    • It’s Complicated

      November 22, 2024 at 10:26 am

      Harris is not a player in this administration. Never has been. If they want a 25th Amendment removal from office, all that is required is for Barack Obama to give the signal. It is not going to happen because leaving a massive mess for Trump IS the end game.

      • MH/Duuuval

        November 22, 2024 at 10:50 am

        Really? Because at this point the motley Trump transition team is working in a parallel universe, presumably dictated by Project 2025 workbook. Making no effort to sign off on basic transition documents. Trump caprice on display.

        Nor has then been any public comment from Ds comparable to McConnell’s 2009 opening salvo: “Our goal is to ruin Obama.”

  • Joe

    November 20, 2024 at 10:03 am

    Sure… “peace.”

  • the Truth

    November 20, 2024 at 10:32 am

    the Democrats and Biden want a full scale war, dragging America into it completely, why would Biden give Ukraines our long range missiles to fire at Russia,,, because he wants a full scale war,,, or should I say, the powers in charge do, President Trump wants peace

  • PeterH

    November 20, 2024 at 12:11 pm

    America lost over 50,000 in the decade long Vietnam war! Russia has lost over 700,000 in it’s attempt to illegally overthrow the Ukraine government and control the country by force.

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