U.S. historian and professor of strategic studies Phillips O’Brien said President Donald Trump would not support Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent reported, in remarks on Washington’s approach to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Kyiv Independent journalist Martin Fornusek interviewed O’Brien for a video published Nov. 13. The outlet said they discussed Trump’s handling of efforts to end the war.
Ukraine and Russia met in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11. The Kyiv Independent reported that the talks yielded no breakthrough; they took place within a negotiation process mediated by Washington for nearly two years.
On Nov. 4, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow hoped Trump would continue pursuing peace in Ukraine. Kremlin pool reporter Alexander Yunashев posted a video of those remarks on Telegram, as EconoTimes previously reported in coverage of Peskov’s comments.
