Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Newsmax on Friday that President Donald Trump deserves credit for breaking months of diplomatic deadlock and compelling world leaders — including Russian President Vladimir Putin — to engage in direct talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

In an interview with “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” Volker agreed that Trump has been the driving force on peace talks, an effort culminating in Friday’s summit with Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.

Volker contrasted the current moment with the stalemate that persisted less than a year ago.

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