Steven Pifer
President Trump returned to the White House in 2025 claiming he would quickly end the Russia-Ukraine war. But the sides today remain far apart on key issues while the war rages on.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has successfully strung Trump along to buy time to continue to fight. Trump’s bid to settle the conflict will fail unless he backs his diplomacy with pressure on Russia.
One year ago, Trump launched his effort to end the war. He got off to a bad start. In February 2025, he said Ukraine could not expect to recover all its territory or join NATO, a major tilt toward the Russian position before the warring sides had even agreed to engage. Then came the Oval Office ambush of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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