Trump brokers Israel–Hamas ceasefire, now targets Ukraine conflict
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President Donald Trump started the week with a major breakthrough brokering a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and closed the week seeking to make progress on the next global conflict: Ukraine.
Trump met with Israeli lawmakers in the Knesset on Monday before traveling to Egypt and met with leaders there as well as Qatar, Türkiye and other regional powers. The president called on countries in the region to “leave old fights and bitter hatreds behind us.”
“We finally have peace in the Middle East, and that is, very simply, peace in the Middle East,” Trump told reporters in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
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President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Gaza International Peace Summit on Monday, October 13, 2025, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Yoan Valat, pool photo via AP)
“We’ve been hearing about it for years, but no one thought they could get there. And now we’re there,” Trump said.
The peace agreement in the Middle East includes a provision for the return of hostages still in captivity within 72 hours of Hamas signing the agreement. It also called on Israeli forces to withdraw their troops and completely disarm Hamas.
Trump said he will now set his sights on resolving the dispute between Russia and Ukraine. Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the plenary session of the 28th Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF 2025 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2025. (Contributor/Getty Images)
While Trump said there was momentum to resolve the conflict on the heels of the peace deal in the Middle East, there is a “tremendous animosity” between Putin and Zelenskyy that is hindering resolution.
“They have a lot of bad blood,” Trump told reporters. “That’s what really survives, I think it’s a solution. I think we’ll make it through and we’ve got to make it last, as I said in the Middle East.”
“The Middle East is a much more complicated situation. You know, there were 59 countries involved and they all agreed. And it’s, you know, it’s surprising in a way. Most people didn’t think it could be done. I really believe it can be done. I had a very good conversation with President Putin yesterday. I think he wants to get it done,” Trump said.
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President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy said Trump has a great opportunity to make progress in brokering an end to the conflict.
“President Trump really showed the world that he can achieve a ceasefire in the Middle East. So I hope he will do it. And we will achieve great success. This is a great chance for Ukraine and I hope President Trump can achieve it,” Zelenskyy said on Friday. he said.
