WASHINGTON, DC December 28, 2025 – President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has ceased, with both nations agreeing to return to the terms of a previous peace agreement brokered earlier this year. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described the resolution as “FAST & DECISIVE,” congratulating the leaders of both countries and emphasizing the United States’ role in facilitating the outcome.
“I am pleased to announce that the breakout fighting between Thailand and Cambodia will stop momentarily, and they will go back to living in PEACE, as per our recently agreed to original Treaty,” Trump wrote. He praised the “brilliance” of Thai and Cambodian leaders in reaching a “rapid and very fair conclusion,” adding that the U.S. “was proud to help.”
The announcement follows a formal ceasefire signed on Saturday by the defense ministers of Thailand and Cambodia, ending weeks of intense clashes along their disputed 817-kilometer border. The agreement, reached during talks at a border checkpoint in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province, took effect at noon local time on December 27. It includes commitments to halt all hostilities, freeze troop movements, prohibit airspace violations, and cooperate on demining efforts.
The conflict, rooted in century-old territorial disputes over undemarcated border areas and ancient temples, escalated in early December after the breakdown of an earlier truce. Fighting since December 7 had resulted in at least 101 deaths—including soldiers and civilians—and displaced over half a million people on both sides. Thailand conducted airstrikes, while Cambodia responded with rocket fire, marking some of the worst violence between the neighbors in years.
An initial ceasefire in July 2025, brokered with involvement from Malaysia and U.S. pressure, was formalized in October but collapsed amid mutual accusations of violations. Trump’s latest intervention builds on that framework, which he has repeatedly cited as one of eight global conflicts his administration has helped resolve.
Trump used the occasion to contrast U.S. efforts with the United Nations, stating: “With all of the wars and conflicts I have settled and stopped over the last eleven months, EIGHT, perhaps the United States has become the REAL United Nations, which has been of very little assistance or help in any of them.” He called on the UN to “start getting active and involved in WORLD PEACE!”
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the ceasefire, urging both sides to fully implement the terms. Reports from the border indicate that gunfire has subsided, allowing some displaced civilians to begin returning home, though tensions remain fragile due to unresolved underlying disputes.
The development underscores Trump’s focus on personal diplomacy in international crises, as he positions the U.S. as a leading force in global conflict resolution.
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