Reasonably Optimistic

Will Trump sell out Ukraine?

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President Trump is trying to make good on his campaign promises to end wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and he has brought his shock-and-awe strategy to the world stage. Ruth Marcus talks to David Ignatius about the chaotic past week in Europe, whether Trump will sell out the Ukrainians in a deal with Russia, and how Trump is refusing (for now) to join Israel in bombing a weakened Iran. 


Additional reading by David Ignatius:

At Munich, Trump’s chaotic approach has allies rattled

Trump wants to play peacemaker. Israel may have other plans.

The art of the just Ukraine peace deal

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