Trump is good at viral moments but Ukraine wants real, war-ending diplomacy

Trump is good at viral moments but Ukraine wants real, war-ending diplomacy


Days after Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Trump created an image for the ages with their tete-a-tete at the Vatican, Vladimir Putin has grabbed the headlines back with the announcement of a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine. The Zelenskyy meeting in the Oval Office and now the Vatican are the latest, but the world has watched him run this strategy in the past. In time it may become clear that while 15 minutes on the fringes of a pope's funeral created a powerful image, it didn't move the needle in attempts to bring about a resolution to the three-year-long conflict.

Author: Barbara Miller


Published at: 2025-04-29 22:51:02

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