Trump Urges ‘Senseless Killing’ in Ukraine to End

President Donald Trump wants a peace deal to end the “senseless killing” in Ukraine, an Administration official said Thursday, July 2, after the latest massive Russian barrage on Kyiv killed at least 21 people.

“President Trump has a humanitarian heart and wants this war settled so the senseless killing ends,” the official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) in response to a question on the Russian attack.

“The President and his team have worked very hard to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, and he remains optimistic that we’ll ultimately get a peace deal done.”

Trump said before his return to office last year that he could solve the Ukraine war within 24 hours, but US efforts to broker a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv have so far failed. Among the reasons why he has failed so far are that he fails to comprehend the cause of this war, he favors Russia more than the victim Ukraine, and he refuses to give Ukraine all of the weapons it needs to vanquish Russia.

The Trump has railed against the cost of military aid for Kyiv and famously berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office in February 2025, accusing him of lacking the cards to wage a winning war against Russia. What a difference 17 months have made.

In contrast, Trump has taken a largely friendly tone toward Putin, although he has shown mounting frustration with the Russian furor’s refusal to end the war.

Zelenskyy on Thursday, July 2, called on allies to discuss speeding up air-defense aid for his war-torn country at the NATO summit in Ankara next week, which Trump will attend.