Opinion - Vladimir Putin's Palm Sunday message is one of death, and Trump has no answer

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(The Hill) Optics are telling us all we need to know about Team Trump’s ill-advised approach to negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Just as the Russian dictator entered the room to meet with Steve Witkoff for a third time, President Trump’s special envoy was observed placing his right hand over his heart.

It was a pathetic display of endearment to the Russian dictator and indicted war criminal. The Kremlin also interpreted Witkoff’s obsequious display as a green light.

Within 24 hours, the same smug and emboldened Putin would authorize a Palm Sunday ballistic missile attack against the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Two Iskander-variant ballistic missiles packed with cluster munitions struck the city center, killing 34 civilians and injuring 117. Fifteen of Putin’s victims were children. The response from the U.S.? More performative excuses and condolences, but no tangible solutions.

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