Trump, Putin can make a deal but they can’t sell it to Ukrainians and Europeans: Mearsheimer

Trump, Putin can make a deal but they can’t sell it to Ukrainians and Europeans: Mearsheimer

Political scientist John Mearsheimer asserts the Russia-Ukraine war will be settled on the battlefield, not by Trump’s diplomacy as Moscow and Kyiv remain deeply divided over security guarantees.

This handout photograph taken by the Ukrainian Emergency Service and released on August 21, 2025, shows a Ukrainian emergency workers using water hoses on a fire following a Russian air attack, in Lviv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Image- AFP