To achieve peace in Ukraine, Trump has to face down Putin

Published December 30, 2025 5:00am ET



We are gratified that President Donald Trump held what he described as a “terrific” meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. The two leaders say that about 90% of the work toward reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine is now completed.

This is welcome news. This war is the largest and worst in Europe since 1945. It has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and destabilized Europe. It should be brought to a just end.

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