How does President Trump’s deal-making record with respect to the Russo-Ukrainian War stack up against that of Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky?
One way to answer this question is to use Trump’s own criteria, as listed in the second chapter (“Trump Cards: The Elements of the Deal”) of his ghostwritten 1987 bestseller, “The Art of the Deal.”
Trump lists 11 elements, most of which are strikingly banal.
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Grading Trump’s Ukraine War deal-making by ‘Art of the Deal’ standards
April 16, 2025