Republican Senator Ted Cruz stated, "The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will end next year."
Speaking at the "America Fest" event in Phoenix, Arizona, Cruz said, "The war in Ukraine will end next year, and Vladimir Putin will lose."
According to the American newspaper "The Hill", Cruz also remarked, "The war in Israel will end. Hamas will lose, Hezbollah will lose, and Iran will lose."
At the same event, President-elect Donald Trump made comments on the same issues, promising to "end the chaos in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine."
Trump stated, "We will stop engaging in the foolish foreign wars the United States has entered. I will direct the military to establish an Iron Dome system to protect U.S. skies."
He concluded, "I will end the chaos in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine, and I will prevent World War III." He also hinted at an early meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his administration to seek an end to the war between Moscow and Kyiv.