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Trump’s Ukraine peace plan faces a familiar foe in Washington

Trump has alternately blamed Ukraine and Russia for failing to end the war. The reaction to his new peace plan shows that the problem is closer to home.

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Aaron Maté
Nov 28, 2025
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Since taking office in January with a pledge to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Trump has alternately blamed each side for his failure to follow through.

The fallout from the disclosure of Trump’s new 28-point peace plan has exposed where the real blame lies. In a longstanding tradition, Washington’s bipartisan foreign-policy establishment and European NATO allies have worked relentlessly to sabotage Trump’s attempt to end a war that has already killed hundreds of thousands.

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