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Wohlforth on Trump and Putin in the Kyiv Independent

Aug 21, 2025

In their Aug 15 story on the Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska, “How past Trump-Putin meetings went — and the clues they hold for Alaska,” The Kyiv Independent quotes government professor Bill Wohlforth.

Trump very much wants to make deals. Beyond that, it’s all speculative, and we do have evidence that he occasionally does get frustrated with Putin’s unwillingness to make concessions.

Government Professor Bill Wohlforth

Read the story here.