„Putin könnte nicht glücklicher sein“ über Trump-Zelenskyy-Treffen, sagt Trumps ehemaliger nationaler Sicherheitsberater

CBS News reports on former National Security Advisor [H.R. McMaster](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/h-r-mcmaster)’s analysis of the meeting between President Trump, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, and Vice President Vance at the White House last week. From the report:

>“Vladimir Putin couldn’t be happier,“ McMaster, who is a CBS News contributor and author of „[At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House](https://www.harpercollins.com/products/at-war-with-ourselves-h-r-mcmaster?variant=41223421394978),“ said. „Because what he sees is all of the pressure on Zelenskyy, all of the pressure on Ukraine and no pressure on him.“

>“He appeals to President Trump’s sense of aggrievement, right? That, you know, ‚Donald, you know, like me, you know, you’ve been treated so unfairly,'“ McMaster said. „And he’s been very successful at it because he’s a master manipulator and one of the best liars in the world.“

>“Mr. Trump also doesn’t always consider how his words could hurt his agenda or how they could be received abroad, McMaster said. 

>“War really is a contest of wills, and I think what you’re seeing is Donald Trump delivering a series of body blows to the Ukrainians in a way that could affect, you know, their will to continue to fight,“ McMaster said. 

What effect do you think last week’s contentious meeting will have on the alliance of nations supporting Ukraine? How do you think Trump’s statements on the origins of the Ukraine war, and the necessary conditions for ending it, will impact the international standing of the United States?

Has he said thank you once?

Trump blaming the victims in this situation would surely make the aggressor happy