Trump Is Losing Patience With Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be losing patience with Russian leadership as Moscow continues to rebuff international calls for a cease-fire in Ukraine. Trump’s change in disposition towards Moscow follows a series of intensive Russian attacks against urban centers in Ukraine over the past week, and a wide-ranging phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Trump said did not yield any progress. Putin has consistently rebuffed the Trump administration’s demands that it work toward a cease-fire in Ukraine, saying that he supports ending the war but only on Russia’s terms. Now, Trump is looking to arm Ukraine with additional defensive weapons and has endorsed a plan to hammer Moscow with new sanctions until Russia comes back to the negotiating table in good faith....