David Kramer says tougher Russia sanctions are "the way to end this war" amid Trump-Zelenskyy tensions

Summary

PBS NewsHour's Geoff Bennett interviewed David Kramer about tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Kramer held several senior State Department positions during the George W. Bush administration and is now executive director of the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas. The interview's headline quotes him saying that tightening sanctions on Russia is "the way to end this war."

Timeline

1. PBS NewsHour

   20 Oct 2026, 22:50 UTCSource ↗

   PBS NewsHour reports that Geoff Bennett interviewed David Kramer, a former senior State Department official, about tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy, and that Kramer says tightening sanctions on Russia is "the way to end this war."