1 March 2025

Here’s how Trump can still win in Ukraine

Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth

Monday marked the third anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Although President Trump, NATO and the European Union continue spinning their wheels trying to agree on an end state to the war, Russia continues attacking Ukrainian civilian population centers and energy infrastructure, and conducting relentless “meat assaults” on the front lines.

Team Trump is becoming lost in a fog of its own making. Trump cannot bring himself to see Putin as a dictator, and his administration is astonishingly blaming Ukraine and NATO for causing Russia to invade.

It is only getting worse. During an interview on Fox New Sunday with Shannon Bream, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth refused to blame Putin. Instead, he deflected, saying, “Fair to say it’s a very complicated situation.”

Yesterday, the U.S. voted against a U.N. General Assembly resolution declaring Russia the aggressor in Ukraine and calling for the immediate complete withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine. The resolution passed anyway, leaving the White House astonishingly standing on the Moscow’s side.

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