THE WAR IN UKRAINE

THE WAR IN UKRAINE-

By Bernard Bujold -

 President Donald Trump met last Monday, August 18, in Washington to try to stop the war in Ukraine. The leaders of some of Europe’s most powerful nations also flew to Washington, D.C., on short notice to join President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. President Donald Trump plans now to get Putin and Zelensky talking. President Trump says an agreement between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to directly negotiate a deal ending Moscow’s invasion is close at hand. It would be no small feat to get Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a room together, but brokering a cease-fire—let alone a lasting peace that deters Russia from invading Ukraine again—will be a greater and a giant diplomatic challenge. 

To be continued...