Former U.S. deputy national security adviser KT McFarland told Newsmax that many people are forgetting what she says is the key to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. It’s all about energy, she said.

McFarland said taking everything else into account, ending the Russian invasion of Ukraine cannot be maintained in any fashion if Russia has no money to spend on military action. “President Trump’s energy policy will make the U.S. energy dominant — will drive down the price of oil and natural gas — which means Russia’s income stream will be cut in half. They won’t have the money to fight a war going forward,” she told “Newsline” Friday.

McFarland says Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin understand they need to take steps to bring the war to a close before they are hurt any more.

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