Biden’s Mixed Messaging on Endgame in Ukraine Shows a White House Adrift

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs discloses that a counteroffensive could take a ‘very very long time.’

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Ukrainian servicemen of the 3rd separate assault brigade fire a 82mm mortar towards Russian positions at the front line, near Bakhmut, Ukraine. AP/Alex Babenko

Not everybody will be persuaded by President Trump’s recent assertion that he could singlehandedly end the war in Ukraine in a day, but one thing no one could fault Mr. Trump for is lack of audacity or focus. The Biden administration, by contrast, looks increasingly adrift on the most pressing foreign policy matter of the day.

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