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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP is billing himself as a global peacemaker, saying he has already ended six wars in his second term and using his record as evidence that he can achieve a breakthrough in Ukraine.

The claim was made on Monday during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. “I’ve done six wars — I’ve ended six wars,” Trump said. “Look, India-Pakistan, we’re talking about big places. You just take a look at some of these wars. You go to Africa and take a look at them.”

White House Pushes “President of Peace” Image

Earlier this month, the White House issued a statement calling Trump the “President of Peace” and listing agreements or diplomatic initiatives in multiple regions. The administration pointed to progress between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia and Serbia and Kosovo. Officials also cited the Abraham Accords, signed during Trump’s first term, which normalized ties between Israel and several Arab nations.

Trump’s team has framed these as evidence of his statesmanship and hinted at his eligibility for a Nobel Peace Prize. Yet critics argue the president’s record is exaggerated and some of the so-called peace agreements are little more than temporary ceasefires.

Ceasefires vs. Peace Agreements

Some experts note Trump’s victories are overstated. In the case of Israel and Iran, the White House highlighted a truce after a 12-day conflict, but decades of hostility and U.S. involvement in strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities undermine the notion of lasting peace. The president’s past efforts also show limits. His push to broker peace between Israel and Hamas collapsed amid violence in Gaza, while North Korea continues to expand its nuclear program despite Trump’s high-profile summits with Kim Jong Un.

Still, some deals have drawn attention. Earlier this month, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace declaration at the White House. The agreement, which also creates a U.S.-controlled transportation corridor, included pledges by the two sides to recognize each other’s borders and renounce violence. The corridor is known symbolically as the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity.” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev went as far as to say Trump had made a miracle in six months. But analysts warn difficult territorial disputes remain unresolved.

Pressure Tactics in Asia

In Southeast Asia, Trump used economic pressure to stop a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand that left at least 38 people dead. Trump threatened to suspend trade deals with both nations, a tactic that contributed to an end to the fighting. The agreement was negotiated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet went further, nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for what he called “extraordinary statesmanship.”

Trump also stepped in during a border flare-up between India and Pakistan in May. Pakistan welcomed Washington’s role, but India shot down the idea that the U.S. had been a mediator. The agreement remains fragile, with the long-standing Kashmir dispute unresolved and a frequent trigger for renewed conflict.

Fragile Deals in Africa and the Balkans

Trump also touts a deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo that involved commitments by the two countries to recognize each other’s borders, disarm militias and renounce war. But the M23 rebel movement in the Congo rejected the agreement, raising doubts about the deal’s prospects. Some analysts see the deal as part of U.S. competition with China for mineral resources in Africa.

His reference to Egypt and Ethiopia involves their dispute over a massive dam project on the Nile. Trump has urged the two countries to compromise, but there has been no binding agreement to that effect.

The administration has also highlighted economic normalization measures between Serbia and Kosovo dating back to Trump’s first term. But despite progress, the two countries have yet to establish full diplomatic relations, and the European Union has been leading most of the recent negotiations.

Style Over Substance?

Trump’s peacemaking approach has drawn mixed reviews. Critics say his preference for public declarations and quick deals often undermines the quiet, detailed diplomacy needed for lasting results. By cutting funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development and decimating the State Department’s staffing, he has also left Washington with fewer tools to lock in agreements.

But even so, some experts are giving him credit. Celeste Wallander, a former assistant secretary of defense who is now at the Center for a New American Security, said Trump’s handling of the India-Pakistan crisis showed effective diplomacy. “The ones that were helpful … were conducted in a professional way, quietly, diplomatically … finding common ground between the parties,” she said.

As Trump now turns his attention toward Ukraine, the key question is whether his mix of blunt leverage, branding and headline-grabbing deals can produce enduring peace. For now, his record shows flashes of success but also fragile agreements and unfinished business that could shape how history judges his presidency.