Washington Week with The Atlantic

Trump returns to his default position of supporting Russia

Season 2025 Episode 50 | 7m 44s

President Trump’s impatience was on full display over Ukraine’s unwillingness to accept his proposal for ending the war that Russia started. Trump’s vexation with Kyiv was centered on its reluctance to cede its own territory to Moscow.

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