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President Donald Trump has turned the spotlight on himself once more as a global dealmaker, with his latest boast that he has ended six wars this time during his second term. The statement was made Monday at the White House in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders. He also claimed that he would end the war in Ukraine, which has been in conflict with Russia.

“I’ve done six wars — I’ve ended six wars,” Trump said, while adding that his efforts involved the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia. “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.”

The “President of Peace” Campaign

The White House this month touted Trump as a “President of Peace,” pointing to breakthroughs or diplomacy between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Cambodia and Thailand, Israel and Iran, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo. It also harked back to the Abraham Accords in Trump’s first term that normalized ties between Israel and some Arab nations.

For Trump, perception is as important as the substance of the diplomacy. His critics say the victories are overstated or fragile at best, but his team is clearly building a record that can reinforce his long-standing bid for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ceasefires or Real Peace?

Foreign policy analysts say that Trump’s victories do not always produce permanent solutions. In some cases, the deals are akin to tenuous ceasefires rather than formal peace agreements. The most dramatic example is the apparent peace between Israel and Iran. Trump declared the two on the road to peace after a short, intense 12-day war, but the ceasefire remains informal and the two sides are still deeply at odds over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Trump has also been on the losing side in some cases. He failed to achieve peace between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip after a campaign of cross-border rocket attacks, and his very public overtures to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un during his first term produced no measurable results to slow Pyongyang’s nuclear buildup.

Armenia-Azerbaijan and the “Trump Route”

One of Trump’s recent successes has been the peace declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The pact, which was signed at the White House earlier this month, calls for the two countries to respect their borders and renounce violence. The deal also includes a U.S.-backed transportation corridor, called the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity.”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed satisfaction with the deal, and lauded Trump by saying, “President Trump, in six months, did a miracle.” Analysts say that many of the constitutional and territorial questions that lie behind the conflict remain unresolved.

Pressure Diplomacy in Southeast Asia and South Asia

In Southeast Asia, Trump threatened to suspend trade agreements with both Cambodia and Thailand to end a border conflict that left at least 38 people dead. His hard-edged leverage, along with work by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), helped stop the violence. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet nominated Trump for the Nobel Prize, saying he had displayed “extraordinary statesmanship.”

In another South Asia case, Trump also worked to stop a border flare-up between India and Pakistan in May, a region that already has suffered three wars over the territory of Kashmir. Pakistan publicly credited Washington, but India rejected any suggestion of U.S. mediation. The agreement remains tenuous and does not resolve the underlying territorial issue.

In Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Trump is also claiming success for a deal in which both sides promise to respect borders and disarm militia forces. Yet the M23 rebel movement, which has been key in the conflict, has rejected the agreement, and many see the move as part of a broader U.S. effort to counter China for access to African mineral resources.

The president’s mention of Egypt and Ethiopia relates to their long-running dispute over a large Nile dam project. Trump has offered his intervention in the name of compromise, but has not produced a formal agreement.

In another case, the White House points to Trump’s early role in promoting economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo. However, the two countries have not made any diplomatic breakthroughs, and much of the recent progress has been in response to pressure from the European Union.

Trump’s focus on ending wars highlights both his unconventional approach to diplomacy and a penchant for exaggeration. Critics argue that his cutting the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) undercut his ability to turn ceasefires into lasting peace.

Nonetheless, even skeptics say that his direct involvement has sometimes produced results. “The ones that were helpful, especially India-Pakistan, were conducted in a professional way, quietly, diplomatically … laying the ground and finding common ground between the parties,” said Celeste Wallander, who was a Pentagon official under the Obama administration and is now with the Center for a New American Security.

Whether Trump’s most recent efforts, especially on Ukraine, will have lasting impact remains to be seen. His record so far suggests a pattern of bold interventions, symbolic branding, and unfinished business — raising the question of whether he will leave a legacy of lasting peace or short-term political victories.