Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax that President Donald Trump needs to put more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end their conflict.

Shaffer told “The Chris Salcedo Show” on Thursday that the continued posturing of both sides is just dragging things out. “So it’s really going to come down to President Trump putting pressure on both men to show up and end the war,” Shaffer said.

He acknowledged there was another call Thursday with Trump and Zelenskyy, and Trump said afterward that he’s unhappy with Putin not doing more to end the fighting. “So both sides are unhappy with the other,” said Shaffer. “There’s no happiness in the equation.”

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