August 16, 2025
Trump backs security deal for Ukraine following high-stakes summit with Vladimir Putin
“President Trump deserves immense credit for recognizing what the Biden administration refused to: this war is only going to end at the negotiating table,” said Dan Caldwell, a former senior adviser at the Defense Department.
“President Trump is pursuing a realistic diplomatic strategy that takes into account the difficult reality that Russia currently has a clear military advantage in the war, which can’t be easily reversed by NATO or Ukraine. Therefore, Russia doesn’t have much of an incentive to agree to a cease-fire prior to discussing a much larger peace deal.”
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