Trump Relies on Personal Diplomacy With Putin. The Result Is a Strategic Muddle.

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Monday, 25 August, 2025, 20:42
“Nothing’s going to happen,” President Trump told reporters on Air Force One in mid-May, “until Putin and I get together.” Mr. Trump was making the argument that, for a problem as contentious as the Russian war in Ukraine, the only solution was a meeting of the minds of the leaders of the two superpowers, who could strike deals, knock heads and make it happen.

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