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President Donald Trump again positioned himself as a global dealmaker this week, by claiming that he had already ended six wars. The comment came on Monday at a White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a group of European leaders, at which Trump also boasted that he is on course to end the “war” in Ukraine.

“I’ve done six wars — I’ve ended six wars,” Trump said, also boasting that he intervened in conflicts from the Middle East to Africa and parts of 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 “President of Peace” Campaign

In a statement earlier this month, the White House described Trump as the “President of Peace,” underscoring deals or diplomatic initiatives involving 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 evoked the Abraham Accords, signed during Trump’s first term, which normalized relations between Israel and several Arab countries.

As with Trump’s other forays into diplomacy, his team clearly sees the public branding of his efforts as at least as important as the substance. The president’s critics argue that the victories are overblown or only temporary, but his team is clearly seeking to build a record that would support his long-running campaign for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ceasefires or Real Peace?

Foreign policy experts acknowledge that many of Trump’s apparent successes are not permanent. In some cases, they amount to tenuous ceasefires rather than full peace accords. The most dramatic example is Israel and Iran. The two countries have technically been at war since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when Iran’s U.S.-backed shah was overthrown. After a brief but fierce 12-day war in May and June, Trump trumpeted peace. In fact, the truce is informal and issues over Tehran’s nuclear program remain.

The president has also suffered failures. His attempts to broker peace between Israel and the Hamas militant group foundered in August and September, after an uptick in violence in the Gaza Strip. His high-profile and ultimately fruitless overtures to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, in Trump’s first term, failed to stop Pyongyang from expanding its nuclear arsenal.

Armenia-Azerbaijan and the “Trump Route”

One of the most recent entries in Trump’s self-styled record book is a peace declaration between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Signed at the White House earlier this month, the agreement commits the two countries to recognize borders and eschew violence. It also announced a U.S.-supported transport corridor, which Trump dubbed the “Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity.”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev lauded the deal, saying “President Trump, in six months, did a miracle.” Analysts warn, however, that many issues remain unsettled, including both constitutional questions and territorial claims, suggesting the conflict is not over.

Pressure Diplomacy in Southeast Asia and South Asia

In Southeast Asia, Trump threatened to suspend trade deals with Cambodia and Thailand to end a border clash that has killed at least 38 people. Trump’s public and undiplomatic pressure, in tandem with diplomacy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), paid off in ending the violence. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet even nominated Trump for the Nobel Prize, saying it was “extraordinary statesmanship.”

Trump has also intervened in a border flare-up between India and Pakistan in May, in a region that has already seen three wars over Kashmir. While the Pakistani government has publicly given Washington credit, India denied the claims of U.S. mediation. The deal is tenuous and the deeper territorial dispute is still unresolved.

Fragile Progress in Africa

Trump also boasted of a deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which includes commitments to recognize borders and disarm militia groups. However, the M23 rebel movement, which was at the heart of the fighting, has said it will not accept the agreement. The move also appears to be part of the administration’s broader competition with China for access to Africa’s mineral wealth.

The president’s nod to Egypt and Ethiopia involves their long-running dispute over a massive dam on the Nile River. The White House has urged both sides to compromise but no legally binding agreement has been reached.

The White House also pointed to Trump’s role in coaxing moves toward economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo. The two countries, however, are still at diplomatic loggerheads and much of the recent progress has come at the urging of the European Union.

Campaigning on Peace

Trump’s claims to be ending wars underscore both his instinct for unconventional diplomacy and his penchant for exaggerating results. The president’s critics argue that his draining of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development has undermined his ability to translate ceasefires into permanent peace.

Still, even skeptics say Trump’s hands-on approach has sometimes worked. “The ones that were helpful, especially India-Pakistan, were conducted in a professional way, quietly, diplomatically … laying the ground and finding common ground between the parties,” said Celeste Wallander, a former Pentagon official who is now with the Center for a New American Security.

Whether Trump’s latest efforts, particularly on Ukraine, will prove lasting remains to be seen. His record to date shows a mix of big gambits, symbolic messaging, and unfinished business — leaving open the question of whether his legacy will be lasting peace or ephemeral political victories.