Adam Smith: “He is putting Ukraine in an incredibly vulnerable position, and he's…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2025

He is putting Ukraine in an incredibly vulnerable position, and he's empowering Putin. The whole point of this, Trump says, is I want to get a peace deal, but you have to put pressure on Putin to get a peace deal. He's taking all the pressure off of Putin and giving him a massive green light to continue attacking Ukraine.

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Adam Smith

Democratic · Washington

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Smith argues that Trump's actions are weakening Ukraine and empowering Putin, contradicting Trump's stated goal of achieving peace.

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Adam Smith: “He is putting Ukraine in an incredibly vulnerable position, and he's empowering Putin. The whole point of this, Trump…”

Editor's note · Context