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Indeed, as a share of GDP it looks to be harsher than what the victorious allies imposed on Germany in the Peace of Versailles after World War I, ... To squeeze the war-crippled country for all we can, simply because we can, would be despicable."
The outlet wrote of Trump's proposed deal ... and added Any peace Mr. Putin strikes has to be made with all of his legacy of destruction in mind,
The better strategy than beating up Ukraine is making clear to Mr. Putin the arms and pressure he’ll face if the Russian doesn’t wind down the war to accept a durable peace,
We realize that the ruthless men who rule much of the world can’t be ignored. But usually those men aren’t rewarded with a visit to the U.S., as Mr. Trump hinted last week, before they’ve made any compromises,
Last week Mr. Trump said Ukraine can’t join NATO and must give up much of its territory to Russia—concessions to Mr. Putin with nothing in return,
President Trump is focused on ... ending the fighting, going to a ceasefire and having a broader agreement. That started with this call with President Putin last week, he immediately had a call with President Zelensky. They have a term for this in diplomacy, called shuttle diplomacy. I don't think anyone should be really, I don't know, criticizing the president for trying to drive this to a diplomatic solution."
National security adviser Mike Waltz, involved in the U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia, told reporters Wednesday Trump—with his devotion to Putin, abandonment of Ukraine, and lies about history—is the antithesis of everything Ronald Reagan stood for,
Cheney, a fierce Trump critic, said in a post to X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday She's a radical war hawk. Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it, you know, when the guns are trained on her face."
In November, Trump said of Cheney He is aligning America with the enemies of the very freedom that generations have fought and died to defend,
