President Trump's anger and impatience were on full display this week, this time over Ukraine's unwillingness to accept his proposal for ending the war that Russia started.

Trump's vexation with Kiev has put him at odds with European counterparts, but in his new national security strategy, he makes it clear that America's traditional European allies are actually foes, not friends.

Tonight, Donald Trump returns to his default position, supporting Russia and Vladimir Putin.

Next.

This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

Good evening and welcome to Washington Week. President Trump has made it clear he wants to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine

and maybe even get a prize for it, but his views have occasionally been hard to pin down.

Take a look.

You're gambling with the lives of millions of people.

You're gambling with World War III.

And what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country.

It's an honor to be with a very strong leader.

We've gotten along really very well.

We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, for you want to know the truth.

It's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless. I'm so disappointed in President Putin.

We're really honored you guys came over. I mean, these are the heads of major countries

and respected all over Europe.

Europe is not doing a good job.

We're talking about Ukraine.

They talk, but they don't produce.

Yeah, I also get whiplash.

But it seems as if Trump is back in Putin's corner,

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