Putin's only chance of achieving his war aims is if Europe stops sending assistance to Ukraine. In Putin's great power mindset, he genuinely believed that the US could force its European vassals to do that. That's what the Alaska talks were about. Trump is now telling him to drop that idea. 2/4
September 24, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Putin's only chance of achieving his war aims is if Europe stops sending assistance to Ukraine. In Putin's great power mindset, he genuinely believed that the US could force its European vassals to do that. That's what the Alaska talks were about. Trump is now telling him to drop that idea. 2/4