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Ben Hodges: Europe has the power — but not the political will | DW News
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20:43Now PlayingFour years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war is far from over — and its outcome remains uncertain.
DW’s Washington Bureau Chief sits down with retired U.S. General Ben Hodges for a blunt conversation about what went wrong and what comes next. Hodges criticizes U.S. leadership for lacking a clear objective, calls Trump’s negotiation strategy “doomed from the start,” and explains how NATO emerged stronger with the addition of Sweden and Finland.
He also delivers a stark message to Europe: the power to stop Russia exists — but the political will does not.
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