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Trump’s sudden Ukraine shift reveals new frustrations with Putin
President Trump’s abrupt shift on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine could end is exposing his newly increased frustrations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Trump’s sudden determination on Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its land — and perhaps more — came after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the United Nations, leaving Zelensky pleased and surprised.
Some GOP foreign policy hawks signaled that they are all in on the president’s latest posture and argued that it could change the course of the war.
But they also cautioned the White House would need to back up Trump’s tough talk with action.
“Reality has been unmistakable: passivity in th