Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz said Saturday on Newsmax that President Donald Trump’s fragile peace framework will only succeed if Russia, Ukraine, and Europe all commit to difficult compromises.
Fleitz, vice chair of the America First Policy Institute, said efforts by President Donald Trump to end the war in Ukraine will hinge on buy-in from all sides. Speaking on “Wake Up America Weekend” on Saturday, Fleitz described the talks as the beginning of a delicate process that could ultimately lead to peace.
“Well, the critics are, of course, attacking it. They’ll attack anything that Trump did,” Fleitz said. “But I note that the top seven or eight European states issued a statement praising Trump for his peace efforts, saying they stand with Ukraine, say that we need more talks.”
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