{"id":690,"date":"2026-06-26T07:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690"},"modified":"2026-06-26T07:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:09:13","slug":"why-putin-needs-a-deal-with-trump-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a stark choice. Ukraine\u2019s long-range drone campaign has emerged as a game-changer, bringing the war directly into the heart of Russia. In recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have repeatedly struck oil refineries in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Moscow\u2019s main refinery in Kapotnya was hit twice in a single week in mid-June, sparking massive fires that sent thick plumes of black smoke billowing over the capital and disrupting fuel supplies and airport operations.<\/p>\n

Read more House DOGE Committee Launches Investigation Into Blue States That Refused to Provide SNAP Data to USDA<\/a><\/p>\n

Similar precision strikes have targeted refining and storage facilities across Russia, knocking out a significant share of the country\u2019s refining capacity and directly undermining the economic foundation of Putin\u2019s war machine.All Posts<\/p>\n

These attacks are much more than symbolic. They are precision strikes that target the economic engine funding Putin\u2019s war machine. At the same time, Russian forces have suffered catastrophic losses\u2014estimates now exceed 1.3 million casualties (killed, wounded, and missing), with Ukrainian General Staff figures approaching 1.4 million as of late June 2026 and independent Western assessments confirming well over a million. Hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers have been killed.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s spring\u2013summer offensive has stalled. In April 2026, Russian forces recorded a net loss of territory for the first time in months. Advances in May were the slowest in years. What was once a grinding war of attrition has turned into a strategic bleeding for Moscow, with Ukraine regaining the initiative through superior drone technology, intelligence, and Western-enabled long-range capabilities.<\/p>\n

Nowhere has this pressure been more acute than in Crimea. This peninsula\u2014Putin\u2019s \u201ccrown jewel\u201d\u2014is under siege. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly hit oil depots, power infrastructure, and logistics nodes across Crimea. There are massive fuel and water shortages. Key routes to Crimea, including the Kerch Bridge and connecting rail lines, have been disrupted by Ukrainian missile and drone strikes, severely limiting supplies to the peninsula. Blackouts and energy shortages have compounded this hardship. What Putin thought was a secure Russian stronghold is now isolated and vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Into this deteriorating picture steps President Trump. At the recent G7 summit in France, Trump held productive discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He publicly urged Putin to \u201cmake a deal\u201d and end the conflict, highlighting the massive loss of life on both sides. Trump has made clear his desire for a swift, negotiated settlement that ends the killing and gives Putin an honorable off-ramp\u2014one that stops the killing and allows both nations to move forward.<\/p>\n

But Putin has resisted Trump\u2019s peace offers. Out of stubbornness, pride, and perhaps miscalculation, that time is on his side, the Russian leader has stuck to his maximalist demands. The war has become a slow-motion disaster for Russia: economic strain from lost refining capacity, demographic devastation from battlefield losses, and mounting isolation of its most symbolic territorial gain.<\/p>\n

Read more Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration on Two Key Immigration Cases<\/a><\/p>\n

Putin urgently needs a deal with Trump now, before it is too late. Every additional month of fighting strengthens Ukraine\u2019s asymmetric advantages, deepens Russia\u2019s manpower crisis, and erodes Moscow\u2019s ability to sustain the conflict. Ukraine\u2019s growing drone campaign shows no signs of slowing. Crimea\u2019s vulnerabilities are only becoming more exposed. Russia\u2019s slow territorial gains have come at an unsustainable price.<\/p>\n

Trump created a framework to end the Ukraine War that did not exist before he was president. It is a realistic path to end the war on terms that give Putin an off-ramp while halting the slaughter. This is not appeasement; it is statesmanship to save lives. History will judge harshly those who let pride prolong unnecessary suffering when a pragmatic settlement was within reach.<\/p>\n

Vladimir Putin should pick up the phone and call Trump now. The alternative is watching Russia\u2019s position in the war weaken further, its economy buckle, and the Russian people continue to bear the costs of a war that has already claimed far too many lives.<\/p>\n

This is Donald Trump\u2019s moment to double down on his peace efforts. He has the leverage, the relationships, and the political will to broker an end to Europe\u2019s deadliest conflict since World War II. An agreement now would be historic\u2014not because it rewards aggression, but because it stops it before more generations pay the price.<\/p>\n

The window for Putin to reach an honorable deal with Trump to end the war in Ukraine is still open. It will not be open forever.<\/p>\n

* * *<\/p>\n

Fred Fleitz previously served as Chief of Staff of the Trump National Security Council. He is vice chair of the America First Policy Institute. He is the author of\u00a0<\/em>North Korea, Nuclear Brinkmanship, and the Oval Office,\u00a0which was just released by Texas A&M Press.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more Trump Admin Announces Arrest of More Than 10,000 Suspected Gang Members<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a stark choice. Ukraine\u2019s long-range drone campaign has emerged as a game-changer, bringing the war directly into the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-russia"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now - Urban Economy news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now - Urban Economy news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a stark choice. Ukraine\u2019s long-range drone campaign has emerged as a game-changer, bringing the war directly into the\u2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Urban Economy news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-26T07:09:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be7753cb687f443815cc81e8407f68ad\"},\"headline\":\"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-26T07:09:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690\"},\"wordCount\":826,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Russia\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690\",\"name\":\"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now - Urban Economy news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-26T07:09:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be7753cb687f443815cc81e8407f68ad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?p=690#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Urban Economy news\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/be7753cb687f443815cc81e8407f68ad\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/urbaneconomynews.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now - Urban Economy news","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now - Urban Economy news","og_description":"Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a stark choice. Ukraine\u2019s long-range drone campaign has emerged as a game-changer, bringing the war directly into the\u2026","og_url":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690","og_site_name":"Urban Economy news","article_published_time":"2026-06-26T07:09:13+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be7753cb687f443815cc81e8407f68ad"},"headline":"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now","datePublished":"2026-06-26T07:09:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690"},"wordCount":826,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg","articleSection":["Russia"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690","url":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690","name":"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now - Urban Economy news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-26T07:09:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be7753cb687f443815cc81e8407f68ad"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a7352ef1f52a6374aa3e529a97464045.jpg","width":2560,"height":1440},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=690#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Putin Needs a Deal with Trump Now"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/","name":"Urban Economy news","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be7753cb687f443815cc81e8407f68ad","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com"],"url":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}