‘Disastrous’: Karl Rove Warns That Russian Victory Over Ukraine Would Be Trump’s Afghanistan

Isaac Schorr Aug 21st, 2025, 3:55 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Donald Trump (right) on the airfield after their arrival. Credit: Dmitry Azarov/Kommersant Photo/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)

Legendary GOP operative Karl Rove took to to warn President Donald Trump that a Russian victory over Ukraine would be his own version of former President Joe Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal in a new column.

Trump met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin last Friday, and a number of European leaders — including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — on Monday, and has expressed optimism that he may be able to broker a deal between the two parties in the near fu

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