On Sunday, Dec. 28, President Donald Trump emerged from his meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy carrying a message that no one was waiting for. “Vladimir Putin is actually very generous and wants Ukraine to succeed.”
Trump’s statement would have landed awkwardly on any day. But it landed far worse when he delivered it standing beside Zelenskyy. The leader of the country that has been suffering for years because of Putin. Trump also couldn’t have timed the message worse.
