Mike McFaul: There Is ‘Good and Evil’ in the Ukraine War, ‘It’s Not Both Sides Are at Fault’

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MCFAUL: “I think he’s doing a very admirable job, Lawrence. I mean, he met with the president without any cameras, without the vice president there in Italy. That meeting seemed to go very well. His team with Secretary Bessent signed the minerals deal. I think that was a win for the United States, win for Ukraine. When President Trump said there should be a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, President Zelenskyy immediately jumped and said, I’m ready to do it. And when President Putin then said, well, we need direct talks, President Zelenskyy called his bluff and flew to Turkey. So, I think he’s doing everything he can, and therefore I hope that the president will reconsider this idea of just walking away from the Ukrainians, because that, I think, sends a very bad signal about our credibility. And I also just think it’s the wrong thing to do. There is good and evil in this war. It’s not both sides are at fault. One side is a democratic country. The other side is a dictatorship. the United States of America should be on the side of good, on the side of democracy.”