Russia and Ukraine still fighting but trump Will put a end to it soon.

Trump's promise to end the conflict within 24 hours of taking office is a typically grandiose boast, but it comes from a man who has clearly lost patience with the war and America's costly involvement.

"The numbers of dead young soldiers lying on fields all over the place are staggering," he has said. "It's crazy what's taking place."

But the incoming US administration faces twin challenges, according to Michael Kofman, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.