Public Occurrences October 19, 2026

Trump 'threatening to tip [Ukraine] war to Russia’s favor, imperil America’s security interests across the globe', Says Putin "has been fine", Blames Zelensky: “it’s time for somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine” 

"Things look blacker than they ever had regarding this administration’s policy towards Russia and Ukraine”

-John Herbst, a former ambassador to Ukraine under President George W. Bush and now a scholar with the Atlantic Council.