ANALYSIS: Trump Disrupts Russia-Ukraine Narrative with Human Cost Argument

News Analysis
Ending the war in Ukraine is more important than determining who won, according to former President Donald Trump, who promised, if elected, to quickly settle the conflict by pressuring both sides to end hostilities.
“If I’m president, I will have that War settled in one day—24 hours,” Trump said during a May 10 town hall in New Hampshire hosted by CNN.
“How would you settle that war in one day?” asked the moderator, Kaitlan Collins.
He said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“They both have weaknesses and they both have strengths and within 24 hours that war will be settled. It’ll be over. It’ll be absolutely over….}