Donald Trump said his previous claims of ending the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours were “a little bit sarcastic”.
He said: “Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that. What I really mean is I’d like to get it settled and, I’ll, I think, I think I’ll be successful.”
The US president is now more than 50 days into his second term and has established peace talks, but not a ceasefire yet.