Lack of Russia Pressure Strategy a 'Problem': Daalder

Former US Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder discusses how the Trump administration's Russia-Ukraine diplomacy lacks a coordinated pressure strategy. He questions US commitment to NATO Article 5 and warns Putin may test alliance resolve. He also sees little chance Xi Jinping's Washington visit yields progress on the war. - Daalder interprets the CIA director's Moscow trip as warning against Russian escalation and miscalculation of NATO. - He argues Washington needs a combined military, economic, and diplomatic strategy to pressure Russia. - He says US military aid to Ukraine is constrained by depleted Patriot interceptors after strikes on Iran. - He sees administration underuse of secondary sanctions on China and Russia. - He warns Trump's skepticism about NATO and Russia may encourage Putin to test Article 5. - He expects no breakthrough from Xi Jinping's visit because China benefits from diverted US attention.