The Trump Doctrine: How Pres Trump responds to global conflict. News hour with Ghostwriter Special

SOURCE: POLITICO, 8/19 Its hard enough to negotiate with an enemy you do not trust. But imagine not being able to trust your most critical ally, either. When President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d offer Ukraine “very good security” as he pushed Kyiv to come to some sort of truce with Russia, many Ukrainians watched knowing that he may not keep his word. Trump is known, after all, for constantly changing his mind, including about how much he admires Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Yet the U.S. remains a crucial source of military and economic aid to Ukraine. So there was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Monday (in a suit!), hoping to convince Trump to give Kyiv “everything” it needed for its security. He came with other European leaders who urged Trump to keep helping Ukraine, to pursue a ceasefire first and not to fall for dubious Russian long-term peace proposals. As the visitors made their practiced pitches while sitting around a table with the U.S. president, the whole thing felt absurd. Ukrainians obviously cannot trust Putin, a man with a long history of broken promises. But they also cannot trust Trump, another man with a long history of broken promises. Somehow, though, these are the two men pressuring Kyiv to go for a “peace agreement” that could force Ukraine to give up a huge chunk of its territory to an invading Russia. The harsh reality is that Ukrainians have little choice but to consider any offer Trump puts before them. They still need the United States, even if the relationship stinks. Analysis: We will go over the current news in the Russia Ukrainian conflict, and we will discuss Pres Trump's overall world view, and how he responds to world conflict