Talk about a U-turn, Washington.
Joe Biden rallied the globe against Russia ‘VS Ukraine three years ago under Vladimir Putin. Even though Putin refused to back down, the United States and its allies isolated Russia and poured tens of billions of dollars in loans, cash, and weapons into Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ravaged nation.
“America confronts bullies head-on. We defend freedom. From the White House, Biden declared, ‘This is who we are.'” That was back then.
President Donald Trump and his advisors have now rejected the Biden administration’s stance of “nothing about Ukraine, without Ukraine” on the anniversary of the Russian invasion. To the surprise of America’s allies, Trump has attacked Ukraine, accusing its leaders of orchestrating Putin’s invasion and excluding Kyiv from first talks with Russia.
European officials chastised him for his taunts of Zelenskyy, whom he referred to as a “dictator,” and U.S. politicians who support Ukraine were irritated. “I’m just here to try and get peace,” Trump declared earlier this month. “I don’t care so much about anything other than I want to stop having millions of people killed.
Who Initiated It?
After more than a year of bleak stalemate on the battlefield, the president’s administration thinks he deserves credit for turning the discussion to how the war ends. However, the White House is in an awkward situation as a result of his repeated use of Russian talking points regarding who is to blame for the war.
At a White House briefing Thursday, Trump national security adviser Michael Waltz declined to state if Trump holds Zelenskyy or Putin more accountable for the Russian invasion. Waltz emphasised Trump’s annoyance with the Ukrainian president, who claimed that Trump was surrounded by “disinformation” that was influenced by the narrative of the aggressor. These issues have been heavily discussed in the Russia news over the last few weeks, shedding light on the ongoing turmoil and Russia war updates.
“Both sides have been engaged in continuous combat. It’s trench warfare in the vein of World War I,” Waltz remarked. “Some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, frankly, and – and insults to President Trump – were unacceptable,” he stated.
Later that day, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., the Foreign Relations committee’s ranking member, stated on the floor that Ukraine still had bipartisan backing. She emphasized that despite recent reports in Ukraine war news, the situation remains dire and urgent.
“This is Vladimir Putin’s fault,” Shaheen recalled the 2022 slaughter of hundreds of Ukrainian residents by Russia’s 234th Guards Air Assault Regiment, saying, “He’s responsible for the bodies in Bucha and for thousands across Ukraine.” As Ukraine Russia news continues to unfold, she firmly believes Putin must be held responsible, and news at Ukraine suggests there is still widespread support for the defense of Ukrainian sovereignty.
In light of the ongoing news Russia and the continuous threat posed by Russian military forces, many people are questioning who is winning the Ukraine war and what the future holds. The Russian map continues to shift, showing key battlefronts and changes in territorial control. Experts are calling for a strategy that would minimize the loss of life and end the Russian attack on Ukrainian soil.
