Is Donald Trump finally prepared to do the right thing for Ukraine and get tough with Vladimir Putin — or is his supposed pivot toward Ukraine just a lot of noise? The talk, at least, has been encouraging — a dramatic shift from the time when Trump seemed to blame Ukraine for the war and many people worried that he was actively rooting for Putin to win.

The President had a decade-long bromance with his Russian counterpart and is thankfully changing tack, writes Michael McFaul.