Richard Haass: It Is Important That Trump Sees Putin Rather than Zelenskyy as Impediment to Peace

LEMIRE And now we ░░░░░░░░ news this morning from ░░░░░░░░ White House more aid ░░░░░░░░ from Washington to Kyiv ░░░░░░░░ against the backdrop of ░░░░░░░░ ticking clock with January ░░░░░░░░ and a brand new ░░░░░░░░ we assume for President ░░░░░░░░ coming to office How ░░░░░░░░ you assess where things ░░░░░░░░ right now in that ░░░░░░░░ in Ukraine HAASS Well ░░░░░░░░ terms of Ukraine Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ know the battlefield is ░░░░░░░░ all that different from ░░░░░░░░ it was three years ░░░░░░░░ when Russia invaded in ░░░░░░░░ of 22 In recent ░░░░░░░░ the Russian troops have ░░░░░░░░ to gain a little ░░░░░░░░ more territory in the ░░░░░░░░ They re attacking civilian ░░░░░░░░ so there s a ░░░░░░░░ of war fatigue in ░░░░░░░░ I think rushing this ░░░░░░░░ to Ukraine on one ░░░░░░░░ it s needed on ░░░░░░░░ other hand it s ░░░░░░░░ going to change any ░░░░░░░░ the fundamentals I think ░░░░░░░░ s really important is ░░░░░░░░ nail down the position ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainian government that ░░░░░░░░ exchange for American military ░░░░░░░░ they re prepared to ░░░░░░░░ not their principles or ░░░░░░░░ long term goals but ░░░░░░░░ some type of an ░░░░░░░░ or temporary ceasefire And ░░░░░░░░ reason I say that ░░░░░░░░ when Donald Trump becomes ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ that he sees Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ rather than Mr President ░░░░░░░░ as the impediment to ░░░░░░░░ Because you know Donald ░░░░░░░░ has talked about how ░░░░░░░░ he wants to bring ░░░░░░░░ war to an end ░░░░░░░░ again I think it ░░░░░░░░ important that he sees ░░░░░░░░ problem in Moscow and ░░░░░░░░ in Kyiv.”