{"id":5153,"date":"2026-07-07T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5153"},"modified":"2026-07-07T19:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T19:06:22","slug":"see-trumps-shifting-blame-game-on-the-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5153","title":{"rendered":"See Trump\u2019s shifting blame game on the Russia-Ukraine war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n            President Donald Trump\u2019s inability to find peace in Ukraine \u2014 a war he once claimed would be over the day he took office \u2014 has caused him enormous frustration. But the focus of his ire has zig-zagged throughout his second term in office.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5151\">Prehistoric cave discoveries hint at shared culture between Neanderthals and humans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            At moments, Trump has flashed anger toward Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, casting him as ungrateful and unwilling to compromise.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Other times, he has vented about Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he once hoped would agree to a peace deal because of their close relationship.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Tracking the back-and-forth has become a pastime for European officials, who have worked to keep Trump on Ukraine\u2019s side, even as he sometimes parrots Russian talking points.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=5143\">Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized for three weeks and his team won\u2019t say why. 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