Trump fails in Ukraine as Putin eyes victory now? 'battlefield gains matter more than agreements. . . '

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Moscow is no longer focused on carrying out past understandings and is instead waiting for victory in Ukraine, arguing that battlefield objectives now matter more to Russia than agreements reached in Anchorage. He says one side remained committed to the understandings while the other “was not quite able” to fulfill what it had promised.