President Donald Trump has tried to move Ukraine peace talks toward an immediate ceasefire and a longer-term settlement, but Russia’s Vladimir Putin is blocking progress by rejecting U.S. proposals and escalating attacks, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker said on Newsmax Saturday.
However, Volker, speaking out after U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker said at the 2025 Doha Forum in Qatar that the world is closer than ever to peace in Ukraine, also told Newsmax’s “Saturday Report” that he doesn’t “think we’re actually closer to peace right now.”
Trump has tried to do three things to reach a settlement, he noted.
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