Politico: Ukraine hopes Putin's behavior will turn Trump against Russia

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "We can do it the easy way, or the hard way -- and the easy way is always better," Trump posted on Truth Social in a message directed at Putin, Politico reports.
45% : The Russian leader praised Trump, describing their relationship as "businesslike, pragmatic and trustworthy," and supported Trump's claims about the 2020 election and the war's origins.
39% : According to Bielieskov, Russia's army might achieve a more decisive breakthrough in the coming year while diplomatically stalling Trump to prevent increased US support.
37% : According to Politico, Ukrainian officials don't believe Trump can secure a favorable peace deal.
36% : The new US President, Donald Trump, and Ukrainian officials have starkly different views on ending the war in Ukraine, Politico reports, with each side working from separate assumptions about what can be achieved.
32% : Trump, meanwhile, believes he can pressure Putin into a fair settlement through threats of enhanced economic warfare against Russia's already struggling economy.
30% : Last week, Trump initiated his approach by threatening Russia with additional sanctions and tariffs.
28% : Ukraine is cooperating with this approach while remaining concerned about Putin manipulating Trump through flattery, fears Zelenskyy expressed in a recent television address.
26% : Their calculation rests on the belief that Putin will accept nothing less than Ukraine's complete surrender - something they expect, for some reason, Trump to reject.

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