Russian President Putin must have seen something deeply displeasing in Washington on Monday: European unity and strength rather than the beratement and embarrassment of President Zelenskyy.
Putin had good reason to think that the last-minute Oval Office meeting with US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy would be as contentious as it was in February. Zelenskyy and European leaders had little time to prepare their reactions to the Alaska summit, and Trump was eager to show quick progress towards peace negotiations.
