Dec 31, 2025
Ask A Genius 1588: Zelensky’s Mar-a-Lago Optics, Trump’s Putin Signals, and the Donbas Deadlock
How do the contrasting receptions of Zelensky and Putin shape perceptions of U.S. alignment, and what do they imply for any peace deal involving Donbas? Scott Douglas Jacobsen asks Rick Rosner for preliminary thoughts on Ukraine. Rosner highlights optics: Zelensky’s Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump versus Putin’s earlier red-carpet reception in Alaska, read online as Trump admiring power and…