Review says Trump Ukraine policy coherent given views on Putin, Zelensky
1 sourceUpdated Oct 19, 20261 min read
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Seeing Putin as someone you can deal with and Zelensky as unreliable explains why Trump avoided deeper involvement.
The policy looks consistent once you factor in those personal assessments but it still left Ukraine short on weapons early on.
Trump's low opinion of Zelensky and his view of Putin as a strong leader clearly shaped how much support he was willing to give.
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