News bulletin 2024/04/14 11:23

The Daily Beast

What if Putin Doesn’t Want Peace?

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyAs the Ukraine war rages for a third year, with casualties well into the hundreds of thousands, some Americans argue that the United States should pursue peace via negotiations, instead of helping Ukraine fight off Russia’s invasion.It’s a common position among the Republican Party’s dominant MAGA wing—for example, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) argued that military aid for Ukraine “should be totally off the table and replaced with a push for