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U.S. officials, including National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, acknowledged ongoing diplomatic conversations. Waltz indicated that U.S. diplomats would be in Europe that week to explore pathways toward ending the war, with potential involvement from global powers like India and China. Trump’s approach emphasizes economic leverage, and he has expressed confidence that he can bring about an end to the conflict, promising that "Trump is going to end it" and ceding long-term security guarantees to European leaders.