After a phone call Monday between Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Trump appears to be walking away from negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump’s lead envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Steve Witkoff, has had similar moments of confusion. In an interview in March, he could not name the regions over which the war is being fought. “These so-called four regions,” he said, struggling to recall them. “Donbas, Crimea... You know the names.”

European leaders are viewed as “quietly sabotaging” President Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate a compromise end to the war in Ukraine. -While Trump’s approach is transactional and realist, focused on stopping the killing by recognizing Ukraine’s limited leverage and Russia’s need for a sellable “victory,

Ukraine pioneered the use of small drones on the battlefield. But in Russia’s Kursk region, Moscow’s fiber-optic cables helped turn the tide.