As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office with a goal of ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Biden administration officials are warning that a “premature cease-fire” would benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Secretary of State Lloyd Austin and Defense Secretary Antony Blinken combined to write a Tuesday opinion column for The New York Times in which they claim the incoming Trump administration has been given leverage to negotiate a pro-Ukraine peace deal due to their work the past three years.
The secretaries insist the administration’s support of Ukraine, as well as using sanctions to hurt Russian finances, have weakened Moscow’s forces.
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