By Yalda Hakim, lead world information presenter
It’s practically 150 days since Donald Trump took workplace for the second time, promising peace within the Center East and Ukraine.
For the latter, the conflict grinds on, with stories final week that Russia handed the grim milestone of 1 million deaths.
Ukraine continues to be bombarded, with Russia launching its greatest drone assault towards the nation because the begin of the conflict.
More than likely in retaliation to Ukraine’s audacious ‘Operation Spider’s Internet’ at first of the month, which noticed distant managed drones launched deep into Russia, blowing up billions of {dollars}’ value of navy tools.
Russia noticed this as a big escalation, as Moscow’s ambassador to the UK informed me in a sit-down interview last week.
Peace feels a good distance off proper now. However does President Trump have a plan? Ex-CIA director John Brennan doesn’t assume so.
On this week’s The World podcast, he known as Trump’s understanding of each Ukraine and Vladimir Putin “naive” and “unsophisticated”.
I requested him what he thinks the president could do and, in no unsure phrases, he informed me: “I believe that Donald Trump would not know what he’ll do.”
It’s no secret that the previous director holds a low estimation of the president. For what it is value, the sensation is mutual…
