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Russia’s War in Ukraine

Understanding the conflict three years on.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine—and has at times accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of holding the process up. “Russia wants to make a deal, and Zelensky’s gonna have to get moving. Otherwise, he’s going to miss a great opportunity,” Trump told reporters on Friday.

But one of Trump’s biggest allies in Congress—Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham—isn’t on the same page. “I am convinced that they’re not serious about a deal now, ’cause they think they’re gonna win militarily in the Donbas,” Graham said Saturday at a press conference during the Munich Security Conference in response to a question from Foreign Policy on whether he agrees with Trump that Putin is ready to reach an agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine—and has at times accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of holding the process up. “Russia wants to make a deal, and Zelensky’s gonna........

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