Not surprisingly, the 60 Minutes interview of President Trump that aired yesterday has been the subject of much commentary. (Actually, less than one might expect; there are lots of other things going on, including the elevation to Chief of Staff of the hate-filled Stephen Miller.) You can view the full interview here.
I have seen no mention of one statement by the president that struck me as particularly newsworthy. After having refused to say whether he trusted Zelenskyy or Putin more, he commented on the war he repeatedly says he will end:
There’re going to end up with a little bit different shaped Ukraine.
Since it’s unlikely that Ukraine will be given Russian territory at the end of the war—Crimea should, by all rights, be returned, of course—Trump apparently is planning to reward Russia with at least some Ukrainian territory for its invasion and devastation of an independent country.
I don’t expect a quick end to the Russian war of aggression. Perhaps the new Democratic Congress can prevent President Trump from giving away part of Ukraine to its tormentor.
