If the phrase “they say we live in a time of diminished expectations” had not already been invented, someone would have coined it after observing this past weekend’s talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and United States President Donald J. Trump.
The discussions between the two produced little in terms of substance, and there is still significant ambiguity as to the length of time and the level of commitment by Trump to stay actively involved in resolving Ukraine’s almost four-year-long war with Russia.
Headlines about the discussion’s outcome telegraphed the lack of progress in resolving the unresolved peace plan that the US and Ukraine have jointly proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “For Zelensky, Just Keeping Trump Talking Counts as a Win,” reads today’s headline in the NY Times.
“The fact that they’re talking is a victory in and of itself,” echoed Harry Nedelcu, senior director at the Rasmussen Global research organization, told the Times.
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