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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth Global affairs correspondent

Trump claims to have ended six wars – is that true?

Members of the M23 armed group patrol in Goma in January 2025, when the Rwanda-backed fighters controlled almost all of the DR Congo city.
Members of the M23 armed group patrol in Goma in January 2025, when the Rwanda-backed fighters controlled almost all of the DR Congo city. Donald Trump claims to have ended six wars. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

As he touted his bona fides as the so-called “peacemaker-in-chief” during talks over Ukraine at the White House on Tuesday, Donald Trump made two big claims: that he wants peace deals instead of ceasefires, and that he has ended six wars since he became president.

But in his haste to hammer out a peace deal in Ukraine, Trump is playing fast and loose with the truth.

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