Russia

August 7, 2025

Trump facing ‘Doomsday clock’ — and may not be able to postpone it: ex-Army intel expert

When U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance angrily berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to the White House, countless Democrats and Never Trump conservatives attacked them as “useful idiots” and puppets of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Trump, in recent weeks, has been more critical of Putin than he was in the past and is saying that he is “disappointed” with the Russian president for continuing to attack Ukraine instead of agreeing to a peace deal.In an op-ed published by The Hill on August 7, retired U.S. Army Col. Jonathan Sweet (who…