Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz predicted Sunday on Newsmax that President Donald Trump’s “patience will run out” on Russia if it escalates its war against Ukraine, and said he’ll likely provide the Tomahawk missiles Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking.
“It’s good that they’re talking, but I’m also pessimistic based on things I’ve heard,” Fleitz said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.” “The Russians say they want territory that Ukraine is not going to give up.”
Fleitz added that both sides may need to make limited concessions to open the door for a ceasefire and said that Zelenskyy may agree to avoid contesting Russia’s control over Crimea and to suspend NATO membership ambitions for a set period.
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