
Trump is nearing a sharp fork in the road to Ukraine peace
President Donald Trump appears far more eager for a peace deal in Ukraine than does Russian President Vladimir Putin. That’s the obvious takeaway from Tuesday’s two-hour call between the two leaders.
Trump comes across as an avid suitor in his brief, upbeat readout of the conversation, describing the talks as “very good and productive”. Putin is more guarded in the longer Kremlin version, friendly but unyielding on his basic demands. He agreed to a 30-day pause in “attacks on energy infrastructure facilities”. Ukraine had endorsed Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire on all fronts for that period.
This wasn’t a telephonic version of Yalta, in short, despite the ballyhoo that preceded the call.… Seguir leyendo »