In a war of attrition, Ukrainians are likely to be more patient in adversity

Last February, Donald Trump and his heir apparent JD Vance launched a televised frontal attack on Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, telling him that Ukraine had “no cards”. Zelensky should let Russia keep the conquered territories (about 20% of Ukraine) in return for peace.

Just last month, on his way to a ‘summit meeting’ in Alaska with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Trump was still saying that there