# Sen. John Kennedy criticizes Trump administration’s approach to Putin amid latest peace talks

https://mins.news/en/item/47470

- NBC News, 2026-09-06 15:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/john-kennedy-criticizes-trump-administration-approach-putin-inflation-rcna596333

> Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, criticized Republican leadership on several issues, including the Trump administration’s strategy for ending the war in Ukraine. He dismissed the ongoing negotiations in Kyiv and Moscow as “pretty talk” that are unlikely to bring the war to an end.

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