"As the week unfolded, the world watched as Trump and his team — a group of people who pride themselves on being artful dealmakers — threw away any possible leverage they may have had over Russia. They brought Putin back to the table, took NATO off of Ukraine’s, and said a return to pre-invasion borders was unrealistic.  

In other words, they gave Moscow exactly what it wanted before the negotiations even started."

"As the week unfolded, the world watched as Trump and his team — a group of people who pride themselves on being artful dealmakers — threw away any possible leverage they may have had over Russia. They brought Putin back to the table, took NATO off of Ukraine’s, and said a return to pre-invasion borders was unrealistic.  

In other words, they gave Moscow exactly what it wanted before the negotiations even started."

https://kyivindependent.com/editorial-america-folding-europe-will-you-step-up/