WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States would help to secure peace after Russia's war in Ukraine is settled, President Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Fox News on Thursday.

"After the war is settled, we would help secure the peace. And I think ultimately that'll happen," Trump told Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" program.

Trump also acknowledged that helping to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine had been more challenging than he anticipated and that he was "very disappointed" in Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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"The one I thought was going to be easiest (to settle) was going to be Russia-Ukraine, because of my relationship with President Putin. So I'm disappointed," Trump said.

Trump has repeatedl

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