Trump’s approach to Putin’s peace: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Calls for President Trump to increase stress on Vladimir Putin to finish the conflict.
History has confirmed that peace treaties between nations led by brutal dictators and democratic nations could be nugatory and have disastrous penalties — simply have a look at Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler (“Putin screws to him is the only way, Mr. Prez,” Editorial, Aug. 21).
President Trump’s honest want to finish loss of life can solely be interpreted as weak point by Vladimir Putin.
Putin should be stopped. Anything much less means he’ll survive to resume killing one other day.
Robert Semel
Brooklyn
The Post’s editorial rightly urges stronger stress on Russia by way of secondary sanctions to compel Putin to negotiate.
Yet it overlooks Turkey and India, whose continued purchases of Russian oil actively undercut these efforts.
Between January and June 2025, India imported roughly 1.75 million barrels per day of Russian oil.
In the fiscal 12 months ending March 2025, these purchases amounted to roughly $51 billion.
Meanwhile, Turkey accounts for about 6% of Russia’s crude exports, and a staggering 26% of its oil product exports as of mid-2025.
By excluding Turkey and India from sanction lists, the United States weakens its own strategy.
Jeff Barge
Cleveland, Ohio
Trump is doing his best to put an finish to Russia’s conflict on Ukraine.
But he has to stop taking part in Mr. Nice Guy if he’s going to get Putin’s consideration.
Trump has to slam Putin’s finances so as to finish this conflict.
Without excessive sanctions, Putin will proceed his mission to make all of Ukraine his.
Ron Zajicek
Cortlandt
Vladimir Putin is no more than a terrorist.
There is no true path to peace.
Even if Trump meets Putin’s calls for, he’ll at all times need more.
It’s time for NATO to step up and stop him.
Thomas Birnbaum
Manhattan
Forget about new sanctions and tariffs; the one method to finish this horror show is for Europe and America to arm Ukraine with every thing it wants to strike deep into Russia, because the Allies did to Germany and Japan to finish World War II.
Keith LePage
Huntington
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The Issue: Abuse allegations during Auxiliary Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo’s time on the Delbarton college.
I attended Delbarton for six years.
While I by no means skilled — nor was I conscious of — the abuse that has since come to gentle (“Wave of abuse to light?” Aug. 16), my coronary heart is with the survivors who endured it.
Those accountable should be held absolutely accountable.
But accountability mustn’t imply guilt by affiliation.
The Post’s current article unfairly hyperlinks Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo to decades-old allegations just because he held management roles at St. Mary’s Abbey during that period.
That framing ignores essential details.
Bishop Elias was instrumental in bringing Praesidium accreditation — the gold commonplace in impartial little one safety oversight — to each Delbarton School and St. Mary’s Abbey.
This accreditation requires rigorous exterior audits, strict compliance and ongoing coaching.
He additionally helped set up the primary impartial review board, chaired by the late New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Marie Garibaldi, to guarantee allegations had been dealt with with transparency and equity.
These usually are not the actions of somebody complicit in a coverup — they’re the steps of a reformer decided to make his group safer.
Omitting these details unfairly tarnishes a man who labored to finish such tragedies.
Patrick Allocco
Morristown, NJ
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