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President Trump’s meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the White House made one thing plain: America under this leadership will keep fighting for an end to the Russia-Ukraine war on terms that protect American interests and wear down Putin’s war machine. The president told reporters he believes the conflict can be ended “in the not-too-distant future,” a blunt, optimistic line that stands in stark contrast to the feckless, endless slog of the previous administration. Working with willing partners and using America’s leverage is how real peace gets made — not virtue-signaling and empty press releases.
Washington isn’t merely playing nice diplomacy; it is applying economic pressure where it hurts — the Russian energy trade — and pressing NATO partners to stop funding Moscow’s war. Mr. Trump has made clear he expects allies to quit buying Russian oil and gas and has backed sanctions aimed at Russian state-linked energy giants, signaling a willingness to choke off the money that fuels Putin’s aggression. That is common-sense statecraft: if you starve the beast of revenue, you reduce its capacity to wage war.
Of course, real-world logistics matter, and Orbán came to the table asking for practical solutions for a landlocked Hungary that still relies on pipeline deliveries. The White House listened — as any competent negotiator would — and signaled it’s open to carve-outs or transitional arrangements while Hungary works to diversify supplies, a pragmatic move that protects NATO cohesion without abandoning the strategic goal. Conservatives should applaud a president who negotiates hard but keeps the bigger objective in view: ending a bloody and costly conflict.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has rightly pushed the obvious point: the West must “crush the Russians” economically by eliminating Europe’s reliance on Russian energy and exporting American energy where needed to replace it. Pompeo’s consistent messaging on how energy policy is national security policy underscores that this is not partisan theater — it is the application of hard power through economic means, and it’s the kind of thinking that finally gives Washington real leverage. America has the energy, the will, and the freedom to lead — it’s time to use all three.
Let’s be clear: this is the opposite of the Biden-era approach that let hostile powers profit while American influence faded. Trump’s blend of pressure, pragmatic negotiation, and readiness to reward cooperation with tailored relief is exactly the America First doctrine that secures peace without sacrificing our nation’s strength. Patriots should demand members of Congress stop grandstanding and start supporting smart enforcement that squeezes Russia while protecting allies who need a bridge off Kremlin energy.
If this administration follows through — using sanctions where they bite, offering realistic help where it’s needed, and courting honest brokers in Europe who want peace rather than perpetual conflict — we can see an end to the slaughter and a restoration of stability in Europe. That is what hardworking Americans deserve: leadership that ends wars and brings the troops home, not endless handwringing and hollow moralizing. Stand behind a strategy that uses America’s advantages to secure peace and punish aggression; that is the conservative, patriotic path forward.
