What Trump's Recent Ukraine Statements Ignore About The Reality On The Ground
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The U.S. president's current approach to the conflict suggests he underestimates America's interest in supporting Kyiv.
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump has sparked concern by spreading falsehoods undermining the country, pointing to a major shift in U.S. policy.
Trump, who campaigned on a promise of ending the war as soon as he took office, set off alarm bells in both Kyiv and Europe earlier this month after announcing he held a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, effectively ending Moscow’s isolation from the West.
Since then, Trump has echoed the Kremlin’s talking points, sidelining Kyiv, a prominent U.S. ally. Trump has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections,” said the country was responsible for provoking the war, and excluded Kyiv and its European allies from U.S.-Russia talks on ending the conflict.
Trump’s moves solidify Europe’s fears that the U.S. no longer has the continent’s back and suggest that he underestimates America’s interest in supporting Ukraine in the war.
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