From Kyivpost back in April:
"OPINION: The Peace That Wasn’t: The Failure of Trump’s ‘Easter Truce’
Having run on the promise to end the war in Ukraine “day one” after taking office, Donald Trump has failed to secure any meaningful progress towards a diplomatic settlement to the conflict.
What we have seen over the past three months has been the needless extortion of our besieged ally, the rapid decline in relations between Europe and the United States, and the bizarre parroting of Russian talking points by senior members of the administration.
Even the brazen attack on Palm Sunday church services in Sumy last week wasn’t enough to convince the administration to change course with regards to Russia….
I don’t need to tell you that this administration is a disaster and that the inability to secure a ceasefire is just one of a thousand failures from Donald Trump and his team.
What I am especially bothered by, however, is the inability of administrative figures like Rubio and Witkoff to realize how much of a fool’s errand it is trying to make peace with Putin.
So far, we’ve burned bridges with friends and threw Ukraine under the bus trying to meet the Russians half-way and all we’ve been met with is more maximalist demands and more strikes against civilian targets.
The inability to secure a ceasefire isn’t just a failure by Trump - it’s also a failure by everyone in the administration who continues to enable him and give legitimacy to this fruitless endeavor.
What I am especially bothered by, however, is the inability of administrative figures like Rubio and Witkoff to realize how much of a fool’s errand it is trying to make peace with Putin.
So far, we’ve burned bridges with friends and threw Ukraine under the bus trying to meet the Russians half-way and all we’ve been met with is more maximalist demands and more strikes against civilian targets.
The inability to secure a ceasefire isn’t just a failure by Trump - it’s also a failure by everyone in the administration who continues to enable him and give legitimacy to this fruitless endeavor.
In the process of looking for a quick diplomatic win, Trump has completely fumbled the initial prospects for peace and shown himself to be unable to handle a drawn-out negotiation process.
Peace doesn’t come from surrender to Russia, it comes from pressuring Russia while continuing to support Ukraine. The United States must make the futility of Putin’s war clear before Moscow will come to the negotiating table.
Reprinted from the author’s blog Why It Matters. See the original here.
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