WASHINGTON (TNND) — Tuesday will be mark 1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II. President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to help end the conflict.

Throughout the campaign, Trump has said he would be able to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, although no official plan has yet been released. Sources told Fox News Digital Trump is expected to soon name a Ukraine peace envoy, although no names or details have been officially released.

The war has lasted for almost three years, with no sign of peace. Presidents Biden and Harris have both said they want to continue supporting Ukraine until victory, but Trump has been clear: during the debatehe just wants the war to end.

Ukraine and Russia actually tried to negotiate a compromise from the start of the war. according to the New York Times. The New York Times reviewed peace negotiation documents, dated between March and April 2022, and this is the only time, at least to public knowledge, that peace talks have taken place. The April peace treaty guaranteed Ukraine’s future security, while meeting some of President Putin’s demands, but it obviously ended in failure and resulted in the loss of millions of lives.

Human costs

More than a million people died or injured because of the Russian-Ukrainian war, according to the Wall Street Journal. The publication reports that 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 400,000 wounded. However, Ukraine has not confirmed these figures.

Ukrainian Armed Forces nearly 715,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded. Ukraine also reports that more than 23,000 civilians were injured and nearly 12,000 killed.

Congress appropriated more than 174 billion dollars to help Ukraine. This includes financing missiles, munitions, combat vehicles as well as economic and humanitarian aid.

“While supporting Ukraine is the right thing to do, U.S. support is not just about Ukraine,” said Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs. explained earlier this year. “(Our support) is for the international order that ensures the security of all countries and people, including Russia.”