Trump’s ‘epic fail’ in Ukraine: three fundamental errors of strategy
On March 1, 2024, political scientist Andrei Larionov deconstructed what he called former U.S. President Donald Trump’s “epic failure” during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. Broadcast from the Oval Office, the event was supposed to demonstrate progress in ending the Russia – Ukraine war. Instead, Larionov argues, it revealed a deeply flawed strategy based on three key misunderstandings about the nature of the conflict.