# Is Trump trying to end the war in Ukraine, or helping Putin win it?

https://mins.news/en/video/111761

- DW News, 2026-10-22 20:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkbbUDbtJdo

> US military aid to Ukraine has collapsed. Trump is easing pressure on Russia, seeking to curb Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities and pressing Kyiv to make a deal. DW spoke with former US ambassador to Ukraine John E. Herbst and Kyiv correspondent Nick Connolly about whether US policy is increasingly favoring Putin.

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