Overview
- On Truth Social and in meetings with allies, Trump repeated that he "resolved 6 wars in 6 months" without needing ceasefires and brushed off criticism.
- In a Fox & Friends interview after talks with Volodymyr Zelensky, he said he spoke privately with Vladimir Putin, ruled out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine, and suggested the next two weeks will show whether Putin wants a deal.
- After Trump announced a "complete and total" Israel–Iran ceasefire on June 24, Iran's vice president said on August 18 the situation is only a suspension of hostilities and warned fighting could resume.
- Between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, a June 27 agreement in Washington has not yielded a final settlement as M23 skipped a planned Qatar signing and accused Kinshasa of resisting peace.
- Other listed cases remain contested: Pakistan thanked Trump for help on an India–Pakistan ceasefire that New Delhi says was not externally driven, Cambodia and Thailand extended a truce as China offered to mediate, Serbia denied preparing for war with Kosovo, and the Egypt–Ethiopia Nile dam dispute is unresolved.