From the skies above, returning from Davos on Air Force One, President Trump offered a no-holds-barred take on the Russia-Ukraine war: both principals—Putin and Zelenskyy—are deal-ready, but age-old land and boundary frictions perpetuate the deadlock.
He pinned the war’s origins on Biden: ‘A war that never should have been—his, not mine.’ Layers of difficulty abound—cities ravaged, roads severed, rivers contested, borders blurred—defying easy resolution.
Trump contrasted this with his quick fixes elsewhere, noting Zelenskyy’s explicit overtures and Putin’s apparent openness. Negotiations circle the same issues hashed out for half a year, with no dramatic shifts. Ukraine suffers acutely in the cold, populations huddled without warmth in inhumane straits.
Diplomacy extends further: Greenland pacts nearing clarity in fortnights, Venezuela’s petroleum flows fortifying U.S. energy and its recovery, Iran’s nuclear ambitions crushed and mass hangings averted by American resolve. Trump eyes future peace stewardship via a potent ‘peace board’ with UN ties.
At home, he nixed using retirement nest eggs for homes, favoring their continued prosperity. Trump’s dispatch captures a conflict ripe for ending, if only territorial tangles yield, blending leader buy-in with stark realities.