A peace deal where Putin submits to US leverage and pressure is one thing. A peace deal where Putin is the shot caller, where Ukraine is excluded from the conversation is suspect from the jump.
Putin is playing Trump like a fiddle. Why? Because Trump seeks to be in Putin’s good graces. Trump is not strong and bold. He is a coward at his core.
And Trump and Putin are not exactly honorable men. Quite the contrary. Ask yourself who is the honest and reliable witness to the negotiations?
So don’t assume that a peace deal is in the best interests of the United States, merely because the war ends.
What are the long term costs and consequences? Is America’s honor and longstanding reputation as “no better friend” now for sale?