Russian President Vladimir Putin is weakened. Now is the moment to push him to end the war.
By Fareed Zakaria, the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and the author, most recently, of Age of Revolutions.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 28, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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