Laurence Norman

Time is not on Ukraine's side. They're not winning this war. In recent times, they've been losing this war.

Time is not on Ukraine's side. They're not winning this war. In recent times, they've been losing this war.

I think we should be frank here. A lot of European governments were absolutely dreading the prospect of Trump coming back to the White House, given the kind of things he was saying about Ukraine and Russia. He's talked repeatedly about his friendship with Putin. He gave the impression that he wasn't greatly concerned about Ukraine's future. He was pretty negative about Zelensky himself.

I think we should be frank here. A lot of European governments were absolutely dreading the prospect of Trump coming back to the White House, given the kind of things he was saying about Ukraine and Russia. He's talked repeatedly about his friendship with Putin. He gave the impression that he wasn't greatly concerned about Ukraine's future. He was pretty negative about Zelensky himself.

I think we should be frank here. A lot of European governments were absolutely dreading the prospect of Trump coming back to the White House, given the kind of things he was saying about Ukraine and Russia. He's talked repeatedly about his friendship with Putin. He gave the impression that he wasn't greatly concerned about Ukraine's future. He was pretty negative about Zelensky himself.

So they were very, very fearful that he would come back, force Ukraine to the negotiating table again, and cut a deal with Putin at Ukraine's expense.

So they were very, very fearful that he would come back, force Ukraine to the negotiating table again, and cut a deal with Putin at Ukraine's expense.

So they were very, very fearful that he would come back, force Ukraine to the negotiating table again, and cut a deal with Putin at Ukraine's expense.