Trump Strategy Rattles Allies

In this very column six days after the November 5 United States presidential election, I had strongly felt that the Ukraine war could for all practical purpose end by the time Donald Trump completed his first 100 days in office. Well, Trump gets inaugurated on January 20 and April-end marking the landmark date is slightly over 11 weeks away. The events since the last three weeks are unfolding fast and furious. The guns in Ukraine might stop shooting by summer, if not earlier.