Trump's national security adviser pick is weighing proposals to end the Russia-Ukraine war

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54% : President-elect Donald Trump's soon-to-be national security adviser Mike Waltz has been weighing several proposals in recent days for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, including one from Gen. Keith Kellogg who Trump announced Wednesday as his pick to be to be special envoy to the countries, two sources familiar with the matter told CNNWhile the specifics of a strategy are still being worked on, Trump officials will likely push for a ceasefire early on to freeze the conflict temporarily while both sides negotiate, the people said.
52% : and then we had the full-scale war in 2022," Zelensky said at a conference in Budapest earlier this month.Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., September 27, 2024.Shannon Stapleton/ReutersZelensky, who met with Trump in New York in September, told reporters in Budapest that "I believe that President Trump really wants a quick decision" to end the war.
41% : Sebastian Gorka, who Trump recently named to serve as one of Waltz's top deputies, recently called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "thug" and said the incoming administration could ramp up US military aid to Ukraine, beyond the current level of support, in an effort to bring about a swift end to the war.
39% : Trump posted.
37% : Trump, himself, is always altering his positions and messaging tactics - particularly on foreign policy issues - meaning the planning process as it relates to Ukraine will likely be fluid, one source familiar with internal transition discussions noted.
27% : Riccardo Savi/Getty Images NorthPrior to winning the election, Trump repeatedly claimed that the Russia-Ukraine war would not have started if he had been president.
17% : In his September presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump refused to say he was committed to Ukraine defeating Russia.

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