Foreign Policy - U.S. President Donald Trump did not, as promised on the campaign trail, manage to broker an end to the war in Ukraine on day one of his return to the White House. But during his first week in office, Trump and the presidents of Russia and Ukraine continued to stake out their negotiating positions ahead of a widely anticipated U.S.-led push to end the conflict....
Despite the conciliatory tone, experts and former Russian and U.S. government officials say they see no sign that Putin is ready to climb down from his ultimate goal of permanently bending Ukraine to his will. For the U.S. president who pitches himself as the dealmaker-in-chief, brokering a sustainable end to the war could prove to be his most difficult deal yet.
“I’ve seen no public evidence, or heard from anyone that I
trust who knows Putin well, that indicates he is ready to negotiate,”
said Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia.
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