Four years of Russian terrorism against Ukraine, and it may be only the beginning

The war criminal in the Kremlin has already been given a new lease on life from the U.S. president’s disastrous armed foray into the Middle East.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s, right, assault on Iran has indirectly given Russian President Vladimir Putin the means to continue his four years of terrorism against the Ukrainian people, writes Les Whittington. White House photograph by Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

April 8, 2026

OTTAWA—While the United States’ armed extravaganza in Iran has demonstrated the Americans’ tactical military prowess in unmistakably ferocious terms, its effect on President Donald Trump has been of another order.

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