What Trump Really Means By Frustrated With Putin
To change Russia's calculus, pressure would have to be considerable and sustained
President Donald Trump is reportedly frustrated with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war and is considering new sanctions and indirect military support via sales to NATO countries. But in his half year back in office, U.S. policy, on balance, has still shifted in an anti-Ukraine, anti-democracy, anti-NATO, pro-authoritarian, Russia-favorable direction.
“We get a lot of bulls--- thrown at us by Putin,” Trump told reportersat a White House meeting. “He’s very nice to us all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
But that’s always been the case. Ukraine supporters have said so since the beginning (it’s part of why they chose to support Ukraine).
So Trump is frustrated, but with what?
Not that Russia aggressively invaded Ukraine. When Putin…
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