To Get Peace in Ukraine, Trump Should Play the Nuclear Card

The White House needs to learn from the Kremlin’s success with nuclear blackmail.

A military plane looms over Putin's head as he walks on a runway. August 18, 2025, 12:25 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

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When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, Putin was greeted by a flyover of an American B-2 strategic bomber. Such flyovers can be a show of respect for a visiting statesperson, but Putin’s reptilian brain likely also registered fear as the stealthy aircraft roared overhead. He knows better than anyone that the world’s most advanced nuclear bomber could end his lif

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