Thousands of nationalists are protesting in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev. The demonstrators are threatening to oust Ukrainian MPs and Petro Poroshenko’s administration if Kiev allows elections in Donbass.
Many people believe that Trump genuinely wants to end the war in Ukraine, and we do too — but motives matter. The new administration doesn’t want to end the war because they are “anti-war,” feel bad about Ukrainians or Russians dying, or want to befriend Russia. They want it over with because it’s a failed project that’s consuming significant money and energy without delivering the results the U.S. establishment hoped for. Scrap it and make peace, quickly! The talks in ...