European leaders will \u2018wag tails\u2019 for Trump \u2013 Putin<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\nTrump has repeatedly vowed to swiftly end the Ukraine conflict, unlike Biden, who adhered to the principle that the US must support Kiev for \u201cas long as it takes.\u201d<\/em> The incumbent leader has also been critical of his predecessor\u2019s approach to aiding Ukraine, arguing in particular that it was \u201cstupid\u201d<\/em> for Washington to allow Kiev to use American long-range weapons for strikes deep into Russia.<\/p>\nIn January, Trump also noted that he \u201ccould understand\u201d<\/em> Russia\u2019s adamant opposition to Ukraine\u2019s membership in NATO. The remarks drew praise from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who remarked that \u201cfor the first time the problem of NATO was identified as something that the United States is ready to discuss seriously.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nWhile Trump has declined to reveal the details of his Ukraine peace plan, media reports have indicated that it involves the freezing of the conflict along the current front line, establishing a demilitarized zone patrolled by European soldiers, and suspending Ukraine from joining NATO.<\/p>\n
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