President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever

Since Trump’s election victory, his team has not outlined a peace proposal to Ukraine’s leadership, according to two sources close to Ukraine’s government and a former U.S. diplomat.

Those fighting for Ukraine and those who have lost loved ones hope to end the war with Russia on their own terms.

REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) - "Why is everyone putting their hopes in Trump?" Liudmyla Parybus isn't holding her breath for the incoming U.S. president to end the war in Ukraine.

President-elect Donald Trump will return to office on Monday having promised a peace deal to end Russia's war on Ukraine, still raging after nearly three years of combat.

The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.

The newly inaugurated President of the USA, Donald Trump, is preparing the groundwork for a future agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Even stricter sanctions are expected to be the leverage to persuade Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table.

A growing number of Ukrainians are skeptical about US President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to bring an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. According to a December poll conducted by Gradus Research and reported by Reuters,