Anyone who was even remotely paying attention knew that if former President Donald Trump got elected on Nov. 5, a ceasefire in Ukraine would soon follow. Trump of course was elected, and thankfully, that ceasefire is now on its way.
But it is a ceasefire that is tragically coming more than two years too late. In September, The Wall Street Journal ran a piece titled, “One Million Are Now Dead or Injured in the Russia-Ukraine War.” An obscene figure the Pentagon has echoed.
The primary task of the incoming Trump administration is not to compel Ukraine and Russia to sit down across the negotiating table. It is opening up a sustained, substantive dialogue with Russia on the full range of issues.