Ukraine faces a 'make or break' year on the battlefield, as another Trump presidency looms
LONDON — During the long, cold winter months, as the battlefield in Ukraine appears to have ground to a stalemate, diplomatic divisions over whether to push for a negotiated settlement to end the war with Russia appear to be widening.
LONDON — During the long, cold winter months, as the battlefield in Ukraine appears to have ground to a stalemate, diplomatic divisions over whether to push for a negotiated settlement to end the war with Russia appear to be widening. And looming above any push for peace, former President Donald Trump.
In the nearly two years since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion, Ukraine has enjoyed widespread support from the U.S. and other Western nations, which have provided weaponry, intelligence and logistical support to the beleaguered eastern European nation.
But with a U.S. election approaching later this year, skepticism appears to be growing among Republicans about continuing aid to Ukraine, an issue that has become a central sticking point in a dispute over President Joe Biden’s border policy and the fight over a looming government shutdown. A number of influential, developing countries are also becoming more vocal in calling for a deal to end the war.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., gave a blunt assessment of the position of some of his fellow Republicans at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, earlier this month.
“There are two states,” he told NBC News. “There has to be a two-state solution.” But he said the message was “funding for Ukraine comes with expectations that we have to bring the parties to the negotiating table.”
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