Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope that Donald Trump could help end the Russia-Ukraine war. After the inauguration ceremony, Trump also said that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Kremlin does not come to the negotiating table for ceasefire.

Donald Trump, on the first day of his second presidency, described himself as a “peacekeeper” who would avoid entangling the US in damaging foreign wars in his inauguration speech, but did not mention Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely impose sanctions on Russia if its president, Vladimir Putin, refuses to negotiate about ending the war in Ukraine. Trump gave no details on possible additional sanctions.