US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (September 30) highlighted his self-described peacemaking abilities but acknowledged that major global conflicts remained unresolved. While he projected confidence in America’s military strength — boasting the US was “25 years ahead of Russia and China on submarines” — uncertainty remained over whether his broader agenda would mean another shake-up in defense priorities.

Speaking to senior commanders at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia, Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must negotiate directly to end the war in Ukraine.

“Reawakening the warrior spirit”

Trump told the gathering of generals and admirals that the military was undergoing a revival of its fighting ethos.

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