Trump’s lead envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Steve Witkoff, has had similar moments of confusion. In an interview in March, he could not name the regions over which the war is being fought. “These so-called four regions,” he said, struggling to recall them. “Donbas, Crimea... You know the names.”

Over and over during the presidential campaign, Trump pledged to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine — which began when Russia invaded its neighbor. He made it see

With help from Felicia Schwartz, Veronika Melkozerova, Joe Gould and Daniel Lippman President DONALD TRUMP and his top aides have threatened to walk away from efforts to broker peace in Ukraine as attempts to break the logjam with Russia fall short.