Ceasefire in Ukraine?

Ukraine is unfortunate to have Donald Trump as the self-appointed arbiter of its fate. His servile attitude towards Russian President Vladimir Putin suggests he will not defend its interests very well.

Russian President Vladimir Putin. The war has reached a stalemate, so it might as well stop for a while, and that’s what is likely to happen, writes Gwynne Dyer.Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

February 13, 2025

LONDON, U.K.—It’s taking U.S. President Donald Trump a little longer than the 24 hours he said he would need to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but his 90-minute phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 12 comes as no surprise. Neither does the fact that n...

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