Ukraine-Russia war continues despite Trump efforts for peace

 Federalist Wire:

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President Donald Trump’s commitment to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict faces a critical test as Ukraine’s audacious drone strikes on Russian air bases deepen the war’s complexity. The attacks, launched Sunday, targeted key military and nuclear assets deep within Russia, raising the stakes at a pivotal moment in peace negotiations. Trump’s administration, determined to broker a resolution, must now navigate a path forward amid relentless aggression from both sides.

Ukraine’s drone offensive struck air bases and nuclear bomber facilities, reaching as far as Siberia’s remote expanses, according to reports. The operation, which involved covertly shipping drones into Russia over months, hit an estimated 40 strategic bombers—nearly a third of Russia’s long-range fleet, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. This bold move came as peace talks in Istanbul stalled, with neither Ukraine nor Russia showing willingness to compromise.

“I think Trump has a fundamental decision to make,” George Beebe, director of grand strategy at the Quincy Institute, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Are we going to engage with Russia over the core issues that underlie the war in Ukraine, namely, NATO expansion and the broader contours of European security and Russia’s role in it? Or are we going to walk away from the situation in Ukraine and trust that this won’t escalate? I think if we walk away, this war will escalate. There’s no question this war will escalate.”

The timing of Ukraine’s strikes complicates Trump’s peace agenda. Russia, reeling from the attack, loosened its nuclear weapons doctrine in December 2024 after President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range ballistic missiles. The targeting of Russia’s nuclear bomber fleet, a key component of its nuclear triad, has heightened fears of escalation.
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Ukraine has exposed Russia's defensive weaknesses well beyond most expectations.  For a second-rate power like Ukraine to do this means Russia would also be defenseless against a well-planned NATO attack.  Of course, a NATO attack might also result in a nuclear exchange with Russia, with its defenses so rattled.

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