Trump’s backing of Ukraine has come too late

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We are six months into Donald Trump’s presidency, and the war that he had pledged to end “within 24 hours” is raging as fiercely as ever.

After all his talk of walking away from forever wars, Trump has backtracked, sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with 100% tariffs and, according to reports, quietly approving Ukrainian strikes against Moscow.

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