"Day 222 of Donald Trump's presidency, and Russia's war in Ukraine which he promised to end on day one shows no sign of having got the memo. This was not a single-use Trump promise; he made it at least 53 times. Yet the US president has failed to keep it, either literally or in his favourite manner: figuratively. Can you figuratively end a war? Not even, apparently."
"And yet, perhaps even stranger to imagine that while we don't have a group selfie of Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu, the curse of our times is that the fate of so many appallingly desperate and persecuted people in the world hinges on three men who might well be imagined to be in jail were they not in office."
Trump repeatedly promised to end Russia's war in Ukraine but failed to do so despite making the promise many times. He has shifted attention toward Gaza while promising a rapid, conclusive ending within weeks. The Gaza situation is described as a grotesque, horrifying and unlawful humanitarian catastrophe with mounting declarations of famine and starvation. Proposed solutions are likened to a cartoonish three-phase plan that skips crucial steps and emphasizes simplistic outcomes. Global outcomes are framed as hinging on a small set of powerful leaders whose choices determine the fates of desperate, persecuted populations.
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