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Donald Trump is setting his sights on his foreign policy record, claiming on Monday he has already ended six wars in his second term. The US president also claimed he was “working on” the war in Ukraine at the same White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.

“I’ve done six wars — I’ve ended six wars,” Trump said at the meeting, referencing interventions from the Middle East to Africa to 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 White House subsequently released a statement branding Trump the “President of Peace” due to agreements or initiatives he has brokered or influenced 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. The statement also mentions the Abraham Accords, which Trump oversaw in his first term, normalizing relations between Israel and some Arab states.

Fragile Agreements and Overstated Wins

Trump’s assertion that these developments amount to meaningful wins is being met with skepticism. Some of the deals he points to are fragile ceasefires, not permanent peace accords. In the case of Israel and Iran, for instance, Trump claims to have brought the countries to peace after a 12-day conflict. But deep-seated tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program and decades of enmity show few signs of disappearing.

Other cases have already crumbled, like Trump’s failed bid to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Trump also reached out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his first term, but the engagement did not yield results, and Pyongyang now has more nuclear weapons than it did before.

One of the most recent agreements, between Armenia and Azerbaijan, was a declaration signed at the White House this month. It states both sides will recognize borders and renounce violence, as well as open a US-controlled transportation corridor nicknamed the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity.” The president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, described the deal as “a miracle.” But some analysts say that deeper constitutional and territorial disputes are not being tackled.

In Southeast Asia, Trump used trade threats to halt a border fight between Cambodia and Thailand that had left 38 dead. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also had a part to play, but Cambodia’s prime minister, Hun Manet, was effusive in his thanks to Trump, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize in the process.

South Asia is a murkier case still. Trump claimed credit for easing a border flare-up between the nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan in May. Islamabad praised Washington’s involvement, but New Delhi disavowed it. That truce left the question of disputed Kashmir between them untouched, clouding the deal’s long-term outlook.

Africa, Kosovo, and the Road Ahead

Trump has pointed to Africa too, notably an agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo meant to disarm militias and reduce border tension. The M23 rebel group, however, central to the violence between the two countries, rejected the deal. Observers also suspect the US of being partially motivated by a struggle with China for African mineral wealth.

His assertions regarding Egypt and Ethiopia relate to a long-running dispute between the two over a Nile dam project. Trump has pushed for a compromise, but to date no binding agreement exists. A similar situation pertains to his administration’s claims to credit over earlier talks between Serbia and Kosovo. That process involved steps toward economic normalization, but the two have yet to establish full diplomatic relations and the EU has led most recent negotiations.

Trump’s critics also argue that his dismantling of parts of the State Department, along with cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) budget, diminish his ability to convert temporary ceasefires into lasting peace. Others counter that his unconventional methods, including blunt threats and his own personal branding, have had at least short-term effects.

Celeste Wallander, a former assistant secretary of defense who is now with the Center for a New American Security, said Trump’s quiet diplomacy between India and Pakistan was more effective than his bombastic announcements. “The ones that were helpful … were conducted in a professional way, quietly, diplomatically … finding common ground between the parties,” she said.

As Trump continues to press his claims that he is pushing for peace in Ukraine, questions linger over whether his methods will produce enduring solutions or whether his record will be more remembered for bold claims than lasting results.