# Trump will never back Ukraine, O’Brien says

https://mins.news/en/video/142517

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-13 15:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gty8D7xsvbc

> After nearly two years of U.S.-mediated negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11 ended without a breakthrough. Historian and strategic studies professor Phillips O’Brien told The Kyiv Independent that Trump was never serious about securing peace for Ukraine and argued the U.S. is pushing for a deal that favors…

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