So, Trump miscalculated in that he apparently believed it would be easy to negotiate because he thought both sides would want to stop the killing.
He thought Putin valued human life the same as he did. He was wrong about that.
My guess is now he is assuming Putin values money and power more than human life and is using the power of the purse as well as using our financial power to reduce the power and money he gets from other countries to hopefully change Putin’s mind.
Trump was mistaken by assuming Putin valued the lives of his countrymen more than power and money.
What we do know about Trump is he learns quickly from his mistakes.
God’s hand will be on the one who seeks peace and values life. Putin will fail because he doesn’t seek either.
“So, Trump miscalculated in that he apparently believed it would be easy to negotiate because he thought both sides would want to stop the killing.”
Both sides did want to stop the killing, providing they got the OTHER SIDE to capitulate. Trump SHOULD have listened to Tulsi on that, rather than Lindsey Graham, who (apparently) told him that if he beat his chest enough, Russia would back down. Tulsi knew otherwise.