David Ignatius: Oval Office Meeting Was a ‘Complete and Utter Disaster’; Kremlin Is Delighted

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IGNATIUS: “So Mika, Lindsey Graham had it right when he said it was a complete and utter disaster. It was the kind of piece of television that I don't think any of us have ever watched or imagined we would from the Oval Office. The question for me now is whether it's possible to pick up the pieces, and if so, how? It's really striking to look at the reactions three days later. The Kremlin is delighted. The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that U.S. policy is now largely aligned with that of Russia. Can you imagine that? That's a description from the Kremlin of where things stand. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer, the head of what's traditionally our closest ally, Britain, is trying desperately, I think, to find a way to mediate between Putin, not Putin, but Zelenskyy and Trump and see if there's a way back towards having the kind of peace deal that they envisioned.”