Uncertainty on the Ukraine war’s anniversary
President Trump met with President Emmanuel Macron of France at the White House yesterday at a head-spinning time for Western alliances. It was the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine, and peace talks with Russia have sidelined Kyiv and European leaders. Here’s the latest.
Trump told reporters while sitting next to the French president that the fighting could be over “within weeks,” and he suggested that he may visit Moscow as soon as this spring. He refused to call President Vladimir Putin of Russia a dictator.
The U.S. opposed a European effort at the U.N. to condemn Russia and call for it to immediately withdraw from Ukraine. The Trump administration introduced its own resolution, which softened the language and called only for an end to the war, essentially siding with Moscow over longtime allies.
Analysis: Zelensky has mostly played weak hands wisely during the war, but his approach to Trump has resulted in hostility. Is his strategy ultimately harming Ukraine?
Unbroken: Olha Kurtmallaieva is in treatment for cancer, and her husband is in a Russian prison. She worries that time is running out, for her and her country. Her story is Ukraine’s story: an exhausted population, holding on in the face of a force few thought they could withstand.
A return to battle: Ukraine’s military has been struggling to replenish its ranks. Some wounded soldiers have chosen to push through pain and discomfort to fight Russia again.
