The Trump administration is sending mixed messages to America’s enemies – appeasing Russian aggression in Europe, while working to deter China in the Indo-Pacific. Trump showed his personal hostility toward Ukraine and its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in his first term when he withheld much-needed weapons systems unless Zelensky provided damaging information on the Biden family. Then, during his 2024 campaign, he promised to end Russia’s war there quickly, which could only be done by putting pressure on Ukraine, almost totally dependent on the US for weapons, intelligence and moral and diplomatic support. Since his reelection, Trump has been doing precisely that, as was painfully demonstrated by his and JD Vance’s entrapment and berating of Zelensky in their infamous Oval Office meeting.

The clearly premeditated ambush of the Ukrainian president was the most shameful public........

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