Kurt Volker, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax on Wednesday that President Donald Trump needs to apply maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin instead of giving the Russian president an opening to declare victory in Ukraine as a means to end the war.
Volker’s comments on “American Agenda” came hours after a Russian drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, damaged a kindergarten, killed a 40-year-old man and injured nine others. Russia also launched a massive drone and missile barrage on Kyiv overnight that killed six and injured 29.
“What President Trump is trying to do is give Putin the opening to declare some kind of victory and end the war,” Volker said. “He doesn’t want this to be confrontational.
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