President Trump claimed once again Monday that he has ended "six wars" while promoting his desire for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

The big picture: Trump has been casting himself as a peacemaker, and promoting himself for the Nobel Peace Prize, even as critics have questioned his decision to bomb Iran and his handling of the Ukraine and Gaza crises.

Driving the news: While speaking with reporters Monday, Trump said multiple times that he'd stopped "six wars" — and that Ukraine-Russia would be his seventh. • "I thought this maybe would be the easiest one," Trump said. • In July, he claimed to have ended about one war per month of presidency.

Reality check: Trump really has overseen at least temporary or partial agreements in six conflicts, if you include his first term.

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