Trump Makes Major Progress in Uphill Battle for Peace in Ukraine

Originally published by American Greatness

President Trump’s progress in efforts to end the Ukraine war made last week the most important of his second term so far. Trump initiated a previously nonexistent peace process, compelling both sides to consider difficult compromises and unifying Europe behind him.

However, there are two major obstacles to a peace agreement—territory swaps and security guarantees—that will require creative diplomacy by President Trump and his foreign policy team to resolve.

President Trump made significant strides in moving Putin to agree to a deal to end the war during a summit meeting in Alaska on August 15. Although Trump vowed to walk out of the summit and impose “severe consequences” on Russia if he determined Putin was not serious about ending the war, Trump called the summit a success, saying Putin showed sufficient willingness to pursue peace. Not only did Putin appear willing to make new concessions at the summit, but Trump also used it to help repair U.S.-Russia relations, which had deteriorated badly during the Biden administration.

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