President Trump knows the Ukraine war is a horror show and bloody tyrant Vladimir Putin has been “tapping us along” — yet the prez still delays the “very severe” sanctions on Russia and its trading partners that would squeeze Moscow’s economy enough to force it to the table. NY Post Deputy Editorial Page Editor Adam Brodsky shares this story.
“Russia is, in fact, losing this war,” Trump special envoy Gen. Keith Kellogg said Monday, paying an insane and unsustainable price in blood for every yard of ground Putin’s forces gain: “If he was winning, he’d be in Kyiv. If he’s winning, he’d be west of the Dnipro River.”
Kellog and USAF Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both report they told Trump this before the prez’s sit-down with Putin in Alaska.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/opinion/dont-wait-for-nato-pres-trump-hit-russia-amp-co-with-severe-sanctions-now/
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