President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever.

"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.

The incoming US leader’s terms to help end the war remain unclear as fighting rages in western Russia and east Ukraine.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed to quickly end the war in Ukraine. He’d do it in “24 hours” after taking the oath, he said, or even before his inauguration. But as he prepares to return to the White House,

Forcing Ukraine to negotiate with Russia before it regains the advantage on the battlefield would be a catastrophic mistake, officials in Kyiv have warned ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Kyiv was expected to influence Trump to alter his approach to the conflict with Russia. Ukrainians argue that initiating peace talks with Russia too early could be disastrous for Kyiv. Donald Trump, despite no longer mentioning "peace in 24 hours,

Kyiv aims to influence Trump to change his approach to the conflict with Russia. Ukrainians argue that attempting to initiate peace talks with Russia too early could be disastrous for Kyiv. Donald Trump,

Russia launched another widespread drone and missile attack on Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least three people in the capitol Kyiv as fighting continued to ramp up before any peace talks initiated by President-elect Donald Trump begin.