Andrea, in addition to sort of flip flopping or changing his position on the ceasefire, there are now reports that he's told European leaders that he now supports Russia's demand for territory for peace. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Center for a New American Security: Well, I think this was the big concern going into the Alaska meeting that President Trump would, in fact, come around to Putin's point of view and join on to his demands and then force that deal on Ukraine and the Europeans. You know, I think we're perhaps even in a worse position than were going in because I'm exceptionally concerned that now, after months of suggesting he would ramp up pressure on Russia, that Trump is once again reversing course and is going to apply that pressure now on Ukraine.
Author: John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Andrew Corkery
Published at: 2025-08-16 21:50:56
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