So, Russia and Ukraine are still as far apart as ever, with the two warring countries unable to make a significant breakthrough in direct talks in Istanbul.

The president, who ran on a campaign pledge of ending the war within 24 hours, has failed to move the needle on the three-year war.

Historian Timothy Snyder asserts President Donald Trump himself is “the barrier” to peace in Ukraine, citing Trump’s failure to grasp the conflict’s fundamentals and Russia’s imperial ambitions. -This critique comes as Trump,