Sullivan: Putin had a simple goal - keep the war going without new U.S. sanctions. He got both on an open-ended basis.
Right now, Russia is trying to achieve diplomatically what they cannot achieve militarily. They aren’t able to take the rest of the Donbas for 3+ years.
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Right now, Russia is trying to achieve diplomatically what they cannot achieve militarily. They aren’t able to take the rest of the Donbas for 3+ years.
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Sullivan: We didn’t want to set up a summit where we were literally rolling out the red carpet for Putin in America to have him come and walk away and continue the war without any clear and convincing outcome.
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Sullivan: Trump’s goals were immediate ceasefire or severe consequences. The summit ended with neither — no ceasefire, no consequences. 3/
Sullivan: Rubio is wrong that pressure hurts diplomacy. Putin came to Alaska because he feared pressure. That fear should have been used as leverage. 4/
Sullivan: If President Trump were prepared to escalate sanctions, squeeze Putin harder, I believe it would give him leverage to bring this war to an end more rapidly.
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Sullivan: Now is the moment for President Zelensky to look President Trump in the eye, get the support of the European leaders and say, ‘Let’s increase support for Ukraine and let’s increase pressure on Russia.’
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