This war would never have started if I were president!

[Trump] is much more conservative.

He is in favor of traditional values.

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Vance verbally attacked the Ukrainian leader, saying he was not ready for peace.

They are surrounded by Russian forces.

If it werent for me, theyd be gone already.

I managed to convince them to hold off for now.

Fundamentally, the war in Ukraine is not going well for either of the warring parties.

Three years into the conflict, there have been nearly a million casualties, according toestimatesby U.S. officials.

Across the nearly 500 mile line of contact, much of the war has devolved into attritional trench warfare.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 Russian soldiers are killed or woundedevery day, eking out incremental gains.