By halting Ukraine aid, Trump courts personal defeat

President Donald Trump has suspended military aid for Kyiv following his contentious Oval Office meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. If not reversed, Trump’s decision will, at best, undermine his own efforts to achieve durable peace in Ukraine. At worst, a permanent end to U.S aid could eventually deliver the president a humiliation that dwarfs his predecessor’s Afghanistan withdrawal. Washington should urgently resume its assistance and engage with Kyiv to f