Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“President Trump insisted Russia would be the easier partner on the path to peace with Ukraine. But his Tuesday phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin only underscored that the Kremlin is so far the bigger obstacle,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The question now facing Trump is whether to apply real pressure on Putin to make concessions or try to wring more compromises out of Kyiv than he already has.”
Jonathan Lemire: Trump gets a taste of Putin’s tactics.
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