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President Donald Trump likes to portray himself as a global peacemaker. He claimed Monday that he already has ended six wars in his second term. The assertion was part of an effort to put his record as a broker to work on Ukraine. Trump suggested that the peace agreements he has negotiated are evidence that he can produce a breakthrough with Kiev.

Making the claim during a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, Trump said, “I’ve done six wars — I’ve ended six wars. Look, India-Pakistan, we’re talking about big places. You just take a look at some of these wars. You go to Africa and take a look at them.”

White House Pushes “President of Peace” Image

The White House a few weeks ago issued a statement calling Trump the “President of Peace” and listing the agreements or diplomatic initiatives in different areas. In one, the administration highlighted improvement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo. Officials also cited the Abraham Accords, also signed in Trump’s first term, which brought normal ties between Israel and several Arab nations.

The president’s team has presented these as evidence of his statesmanship. Trump and his aides have hinted that the president is now eligible for a Nobel Peace Prize. Critics of the president have said Trump’s record is overstated and that some of the supposed peace agreements were nothing more than temporary ceasefires.

Ceasefires vs. Peace Agreements

In some cases, Trump’s victories have been inflated. In the case of Israel and Iran, the White House pointed to a truce after 12 days of conflict, but decades of hostility and direct U.S. involvement in launching attacks on Tehran’s nuclear facilities make the notion of a “peace agreement” a stretch.

Trump’s record from his first term also shows limitations. The president launched an effort to try to broker peace between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, but that effort came to naught in the face of new violence in Gaza. Trump held high-profile summits with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, but the North is expanding its nuclear weapons program.

Still, some of the agreements have gotten attention. Earlier this month, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace declaration at the White House. In addition to agreeing to recognize each other’s borders and renounce violence, the agreement created a U.S.-controlled transportation corridor, a symbolic “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity.” Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev praised Trump, saying, “President Trump, in six months, did a miracle.” But experts note that thorny territorial disputes will not be fully settled.

In Southeast Asia, Trump used economic pressure to halt a border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand that killed at least 38 people. He threatened to suspend trade deals with both countries, a step that proved effective in halting the fighting. The agreement was also blessed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet took it a step further, nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for what he described as “extraordinary statesmanship.”

In May, Trump also moved to broker an end to a border flare-up between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan. While Islamabad praised Washington’s role, India rejected the claims of U.S. mediation. The agreement is considered tenuous and the long-simmering Kashmir dispute still clouds relations and is prone to flare-ups.

Trump has also touted an agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo that involved pledges to recognize each other’s borders, disarm militias and renounce war. But the M23 rebel movement rejected the deal, raising questions about its effectiveness. Some analysts have said it is part of U.S. competition with China for mineral resources in Africa.

Trump also cited a deal between Egypt and Ethiopia, which have been locked in a dispute over a massive dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile. The two countries have agreed to compromise, but have not yet reached a binding deal.

The administration has also noted some economic normalization steps between Serbia and Kosovo, dating back to Trump’s first term. But while the two sides have made progress, they do not have full diplomatic relations, and most of the recent work on this issue has been led by the European Union.

Trump’s approach has drawn mixed reviews. Critics say his penchant for big public declarations and quick, headline-grabbing deals has often undermined the quiet, detailed work that is necessary for durable results. They also point out that Trump has cut funding to the U.S. Agency for International Development and reduced the staffing of the State Department, leaving Washington with fewer tools to enforce such agreements.

On the other hand, some analysts have acknowledged that Trump has made an impact. Celeste Wallander, a former assistant secretary of defense and now an analyst at the Center for a New American Security, said that his handling of the India-Pakistan crisis was an effective example of diplomacy. “The ones that were helpful … were conducted in a professional way, quietly, diplomatically … finding common ground between the parties,” she said.

As Trump now turns to Ukraine, the question is whether his mix of blunt leverage, branding, and headline-grabbing deals can produce a durable peace. For now, the record is mixed. It includes some flashes of success, some fragile agreements and some unfinished business that will likely define his legacy as president.