The pendulum that is U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on the war in Ukraine has swung firmly back toward Russian President Vladimir Putin's view of things.

Trump had over the past month triggered some speculation that he was prepared to take a harder line against the Kremlin's war, and if not fully embrace the European Union's position, at least cozy up alongside it.

But the remarks that first prompted such speculation — on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly — have proved to be less an actual change in policy and much more of a blip.

After dangling the prospect of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles , Trump had a two-hour-plus phone call last Thursday with Putin at the Russian leader's request.

The next day, during his meeting with Ukrainian President Vo

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