By hosting an unprecedented short-notice summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key European leaders on Monday, President Donald Trump significantly raised the prospects for ending Russia’s three-and-a-half-year-long war against Ukraine.

But there are formidable obstacles on the path to peace. Russia’s attack on Ukraine signaled disrespect for Trump’s diplomacy. The net outcome of the past week’s diplomatic huddles will be Putin buying time for his aggression as Washington abstains from sanctions hoping for peace.

Russia’s disrespect

As the world’s leaders were heading to Washington, Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s forces unleashed 182 infantry assaults, 152 massive glide bombs, more than 5,100 artillery rounds and 5,000 kamikaze drones on Ukraine’s defenses and 140 lon

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