Among President-elect Donald Trump’s “day one” promises, he pledged to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Compounded by cognitively vacant President Joe Biden’s recent authorization for Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied weapons for deeper strikes into Russia, the war has become the greatest European killing field since World War II and likely will become Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s last hurrah, or bitter end.
Trump has a tendency to make bold statements or promises. While “day one” would be a miracle, the real question is whether the 47th president of the United States can facilitate an end to the “endless war,” period — particularly before it escalates into World War III, as some fear.
Victor Davis Hanson (VDH), noted American classicist, military historian, and conservative political commentator, asked the same question in an essay posted on Wednesday, and shared his unique perspective,…
