Trumps promise to end the war was a centerpiece of his foreign policy pitch during the 2024 election campaign.
Theyre dying, Russians and Ukrainians.
I want them to stop dying.
Then-President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images
And Ill have that done.
The barriers to starting meaningful negotiations are high.
All the goals we have set for ourselves will be achieved.
The vast bulk of direct military aid weapons and munitions purchases or donations comes from the United States.
you better understand we face an existential challenge.
There are millions of us who would rather face death than go to the gulags.
The policy turnaround in Ukraine between Biden and Trump is also being closely observed by other American allies.
With America turning inward, that umbrella seems to offer less protection than it used to.
None of the annexations are recognized under international law.
Russia, meanwhile, holds about 45,000 square miles of Ukrainian territory.
Russiasaysthat it will spend $145 billion on defense spending i.e., the Ukraine war in 2025.
I think he probably knows enough to know hes probably not going much further than Ukraine.
And I dont think hes a suicidal maniac whos hell-bent on bringing on Armageddon through nuclear warfare.
America was terribly afraid of losing its fancied status as the wise guy, of being a sucker.
Bring in the noninterventionists, man.
No one wants to fight these stupid wars anymore.
Trump has repeatedly shown enthusiasm for Putins decision to invade Ukraine, calling the dictators move smart.
They say, Trump said Putins smart.
I mean, hes taking over a country for two dollars worth of sanctions.
Id say thats pretty smart, Trumptolda crowd at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago the day after the invasion began.
Mercurial, theatrical, and transactional are the words best used to describe Trumps foreign policy.
But history shows that whatever guideposts observers believe these principles offer will quickly be ignored amid conflicting priorities.
Europeans should regard the conclusion of the war there as an imperative.
They must keep rebuilding their industrial and military capabilities.
The Kremlindeniesthat such a call ever happened.
Certainly if it did, Putin did not take the warning to heart.
It seems like its all for nothing if Trump makes a deal without considering Ukraines interests.
