How will Donald Trump handle the war in Ukraine?
And how will Ukraine, Russia and Europe respond?
“THEY’RE DYING, Russians and Ukrainians,” lamented Donald Trump last year. “I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done…in 24 hours.” In January Mr Trump returns to the White House. Can he put an end to the largest war in Europe since 1945? The odds are stacked against him. He will need to overcome Russian recalcitrance, Ukrainian indignation and European disunity. “It’s like Christopher Columbus trying to see over the ocean, thinking he is headed for India,” says Konstantin Gryshchenko, a former Ukrainian deputy prime minister and foreign secretary. The fear is that Mr Trump will push through a bad deal for appearances’ sake.
Explore more
Discover more
How many Ukrainian soldiers have died?
Three charts show the country’s losses
Elon Musk’s transformation, in his own words
Our analysis of 38,000 posts on X reveal a changed man
Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?
The precedents are not encouraging
The energy transition will be much cheaper than you think
Most analysts overestimate energy demand and underestimate technological advances
Donald Trump’s victory was resounding. His second term will be, too
Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him
How bad could a second Trump presidency get?
The damage to America’s economy, institutions and the world would be huge