Overview
- In his annual address to Congress, President Trump said the administration is working very hard to facilitate a settlement and stop the “killing and slaughter.”
- He asserted the war “would never have happened” if he had been president at its outset.
- He claimed that about 25,000 soldiers are dying each month, a figure presented as his statement rather than an independently verified count.
- He said he had ended eight wars previously and pledged, “As president, I will make peace wherever I can.”
- He referenced 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian killed in 2025, to underscore the human toll of the conflict.