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The formula for defeating Putin is simple: 1.) Provide Ukraine with weapons of a quality and in a quantity that ensures it has a clear battlefield advantage; and...

2.) Viciously enforce sanctions (especially against third parties doing business with Russia) with the intention of driving it into bankruptcy, thereby depriving it of the ability to wage war irrespective of its willingness to do so.

Despite Trump's recent tough talk, he still seems to believe that the war can be ended through a negotiated settlement. It can't. With all that has transpired there is no win-win deal to be had. One side must win and the other must lose.