Thomas Friedman's latest: Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is
Trump doesn’t feel any gut need to bring Ukraine into the West or understand that Putin’s invasion of that country was just his latest march to break up the West.
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Opinion | Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is

Trump doesn’t feel any gut need to bring Ukraine into the West or understand that Putin’s invasion of that country was just his latest march to break up the West.

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