Putin, Trump, and The Invasion Of Ukraine

The Significance Of Ukraine In American Political Discourse

Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-U.S. President Donald Trump at the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Mikhail Metzel / TASS via Getty Images, File

Ukraine is one of the largest countries in Europe, with a population of about 44 million people, approximately the same as Spain. However, it is not the kind of country that would normally be at the epicenter of U.S. politics, except it very much has been for years. Ukraine has played a…