Lawmakers reacted mostly along party lines Wednesday to news of the Trump administration’s apparent concessions to Russia ahead of peace talks on the war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump made clear Wednesday that America’s nearly three years of efforts to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war are over and its decades-long security partnership with Europe was entering a new phase.
Trump announced on social media that he had spoken with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday and that peace talks over Ukraine would begin “immediately.” Trump also said he and Putin may soon visit each other’s countries.
