{"id":1383355,"date":"2026-06-06T20:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1383355"},"modified":"2026-06-06T10:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T07:01:04","slug":"ukraine-could-become-a-major-foreign-policy-victory-for-trump-washington-post-columnist-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-could-become-a-major-foreign-policy-victory-for-trump-washington-post-columnist-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Could Become a Major Foreign Policy Victory for Trump, Washington Post Columnist Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump has the tools to influence Russia’s war against Ukraine and could potentially turn the issue into a significant political success, according to Fareed Zakaria in The Washington Post<\/a>, UATV English<\/a> informs.<\/p>\n

Zakaria argues that Ukraine has now spent five years fighting a country with vastly greater resources \u2014 an economy roughly 12 times larger and a population four times greater. In his view, Ukraine’s survival alone represents one of the most remarkable military achievements of modern times.<\/p>\n

According to Zakaria, Russia’s main advantage has never been military effectiveness but rather its ability to absorb losses through large-scale mobilization. Moscow was able to recruit more than 30,000 new soldiers each month, allowing it to sustain the intensity of military operations.<\/p>\n

However, he argues that this model is beginning to show signs of strain. Russian military losses are increasing faster than trained personnel can be replaced. Analysts estimate that Russian forces made little meaningful progress on the battlefield in May and, in some areas, even lost ground.<\/p>\n

Ukraine, meanwhile, is increasingly relying on technological advantages rather than manpower, including intelligence capabilities, mobility, and the widespread use of unmanned systems. According to the estimates cited, Ukrainian production could exceed seven million drones this year, while projected US production remains significantly lower over the next several years.<\/p>\n

The article also notes that Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russian territory are affecting Russia’s internal security environment and forcing Moscow to reconsider how it protects strategic facilities.<\/p>\n

Zakaria further argues that the United States possesses tools that Europe lacks, including the ability to increase military aid to Ukraine, expand sanctions on Russian oil and the so-called shadow fleet, and accelerate weapons deliveries to NATO allies.<\/p>\n

At the same time, he suggests that increased pressure could eventually create conditions for a negotiated settlement that would allow Russia to exit the war without further escalation.<\/p>\n

Zakaria also points to what he describes as a paradoxical aspect of Trump’s potential role as a mediator. According to the columnist, Trump’s skepticism toward Ukraine could actually increase Russia’s confidence in proposals coming from Washington.<\/p>\n

However, he stresses that any future agreement would need to include credible security guarantees for Ukraine and solidify the country’s integration with the West.<\/p>\n

Zakaria concludes that the Kremlin’s two major strategic assumptions \u2014 that Ukraine would collapse and that the West would eventually lose interest \u2014 have both proven false, creating what he describes as a current “window of opportunity.”<\/p>\n

Read also:<\/strong> Putin\u2019s reaction to peace proposal proves Russia remains committed to war, \u2014 Zelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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