By James Dean

In a candid and thought-provoking address at the September 3 meeting of the Retired Men’s Association, Thomas Graham, a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, offered a nuanced perspective on the protracted conflict in Ukraine. Introduced warmly by host Bob Phillips, Graham, who also co-founded Yale’s Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies program and served on the National Security Council staff, asserted that President Donald Trump could indeed bring peace to Ukraine, albeit not on the immediate timeline Trump might envision.

Graham highlighted a recent flurry of diplomatic activity, including a summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, followed by a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens

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