Poland's President Believes Trump Could End Ukraine War in 24 Hours

Polish President Andrzej Duda told reporters on Wednesday that he believes former President Donald Trump would keep his promise to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours.

"I can say from my personal experience as the president of the Polish Republic ... What [Trump] promised to me was fulfilled," Duda said at a press briefing during his trip to Rwanda on Wednesday.

"Therefore, I can say that President Trump keeps his word and if he says something, he takes it seriously," the Polish leader added. "That is as much as I can tell right now."

Duda was responding to questions on if he thought Trump's promise to bring a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war was "realistic." The former president has repeatedly vowed to end the war within a day if reelected to office in November, although Ukraine and Russia have cast doubts on his ability to broker peace negotiations.

Newsweek on Wednesday reached out to Trump's campaign via email for comment on Duda's statement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has twice invited Trump to visit officials in Kyiv to live up to his promise. The former president declined an invite from Zelensky in November, citing that it could create a "conflict of interest," given President Joe Biden's work with Ukraine.

"[Trump] will make decisions on his own without—I am not even talking about Russia—but without both sides, without us," Zelensky said during a January interview with British broadcaster Matt Frei after being asked if he was "frightened" by Trump's chances of winning the 2024 election. The Ukrainian leader also called the former president's promise "very dangerous" during his conversation with Frei.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov agreed while speaking with reporters last month that Russia has "no understanding of how" Trump could end the nearly two-year conflict. Peskov added that Moscow has "not had any contacts" with the former president regarding his negotiation plans.

Questions have been raised about what Trump's second term in office would mean for the war in Ukraine. The former president, despite facing 91 criminal counts, has led the race for the next Republican presidential nomination since announcing his 2024 campaign. He has also shown indifference toward continuing America's support of Kyiv's military and has repeatedly criticized NATO.

"Depends if they treat us properly," Trump said during a Fox News event in January when asked if he would stay committed to the Western bloc. "Look, NATO has taken advantage of our country. The European countries took advantage."

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during an interview last week, however, that he is "confident that the United States will remain a staunch ally" no matter who wins the November election.