Stephen A Smith praises Trump for handling of Russia-Ukraine negotiations

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith gives credit to President Donald Trump for all of his efforts to end conflicts around the world on 'Hannity.'

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith praised President Donald Trump for the recent negotiations with Russia and Ukraine to end the ongoing war. 

Smith appeared in an interview on Fox News' "Hannity" on Tuesday night and said Trump has done "more than any administration to end world conflicts." 

"He has done more than practically almost any administration has tried to do when it comes to ending conflicts around the world and he's put himself in a position where the political capital he stands to gain isn't necessarily that great," Smith said. 

"His willingness to do so obviously something that shouldn't be ignored and something that should be, dare I say, applauded to some degree… there's not much to gain for him in a lot of this, yet he engages anyway and you have to give credit where credit is due."

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President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made the announcement during Tuesday's press briefing. She clarified that "if necessary" there could be a trilateral meeting involving the U.S. after Putin and Zelenskyy meet.

"President Trump spoke with President Putin by phone, and he agreed to begin the next phase of the peace process, a meeting between President Putin and President Zelenskyy, which would be followed, if necessary, by a trilateral meeting between