President Donald Trump could use the expanding corruption probe in Kyiv as leverage to steer Russia-Ukraine peace talks toward a final deal, says retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer.
“The Russians are winning. They believe it,” Shaffer told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.”
“So because of this, the negotiation position of Ukraine is very weak,” he said, which explains why scandals are now erupting around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s circle.
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