“Mistakes Were Made”: How Trump’s America Became Russia’s Favorite Mediator

Trump’s excuses, Leavitt’s spin, and Witkoff’s real estate diplomacy turn civilian massacres into “mistakes” worth monetizing

It’s Palm Sunday in Sumy. Families are gathering. Church bells ring. A mother and daughter, Maryna and Lyudmyla, rush to the scene of an explosion to help the wounded. Minutes later, a second missile rips through the air and takes their lives. They are mourned in chestnut-colored coffins, surrounded by sobbing neighbors and bloodied children who survive…