Former CIA director says Donald Trump’s plan for conflict in Ukraine is ‘naive and unsophisticated’ | EUROtoday

Donald Trump’s plan for peace in Ukraine has been branded “naive” and “unsophisticated” by former director of the CIA John Brennan.

In the primary 5 months of his second time period, the U.S. president has aggressively pushed for peace however refused to supply unconditional assist to Kyiv in its defence in opposition to Russian aggression.

Mr Trump promised to finish the conflict in Ukraine on the primary day of his presidency whereas on the marketing campaign path, however diplomatic efforts have stalled and Russia has lately launched a few of its largest assaults of the conflict thus far.

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The US President lately urged it is perhaps higher to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” in an indication of his waning curiosity in ending the three-year battle.

Speaking on Sky NewsMr Brennan mentioned the U.S. president’s method to forcing by a fast peace deal in Ukraine was “naive” and “unsophisticated”.

“I think that Donald Trump doesn’t know what he will do,” said Brennan when asked what the President will do next to secure peace in Ukraine.

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine have met for talks multiple times within the past month. But beyond agreements to exchange of prisoners of war, no major breakthrough has been made towards peace.

Mr Brennan and Mr Trump have a tense history, and the former has previously been critical of the U.S. president’s foreign policy. During his first term in office, Mr Trump described him as the “worst” CIA chief in history – and in January he revoked Mr Brennan’s security clearance.

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The former intelligence official was involved in Ukraine during his time in Langley and first visited the country in 2014 – the same year Russian forces invaded and annexed the Crimean peninsula.

Asked about the strength of the Ukrainian military, Mr Brennan told Sky News: “Pound for pound, [it] punches above the load of just about each different army on the globe, I’d say together with the United States, given the great expertise that they’ve gained on the battlefield”.

He also suggested that Ukraine’s allies were likely aware – at least in part – of the drone attack on Russian airfields deep inside its territory.

“I do not doubt for a second that they got some further help from Western intelligence and army authorities and capabilities,” Brennan mentioned.

“The Ukrainians have done a lot on their own, but I think a lot of this is initially enabled by some ideas that come from their Western allies.”