Here are truths: putin invaded ukraine. nato is the most successful military alliance in history. since 1945, american leadership has ensured freedom and security for ourselves and millions of others around the world. we defeated the soviet union. destroying america’s alliances and abandoning the cause of freedom is morally and strategically indefensible. putin will pocket trump’s naive concessions and demand much more, making a wider war more likely, not less. only fools—or kremlin tools—would abandon nato, side with russia, and demand ukraine surrender in the face of putin’s brutal aggression
