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NATO Chief: Only Trump Can Break Ukraine War Deadlock

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Above: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 3, 2025. Image credit: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu/Getty Images

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While Europe and NATO have stood up for Ukraine from the beginning and will continue for as long as it takes, the U.S. is very much needed to put Moscow in its place. Only American leverage and resources can pressure Russia meaningfully, anchor long-term peace negotiations, and ensure Ukraine — and by extension Europe — doesn't have to fight this war alone.

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Mike Pompeo on X

While Europe and NATO fire off statements, the West keeps ignoring Russia's core security concerns — pushing expansion, encircling Moscow, and using Ukraine as a proxy battlefield. Only direct U.S.–Russia diplomacy can restore balance. Europe just fuels conflict.

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Mike Pompeo on X

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While Europe keeps warning of phantom threats and blocking any deal that reflects battlefield reality, its actions suggest it doesn't actually want the war to end — and Trump may not either. By undermining negotiations, floating unrealistic demands, and clinging to failed strategies, Western actors seem more invested in prolonging the conflict than in securing peace.

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