I've seen the reality in Ukraine - and Trump's peace team is making a dangerous mistake

OPINION - LORD ASHCROFT: Getting up close and personal with brave nation, as I have done, is only way to avoid Russian propaganda Lord Ashcroft says more Americans should visit Ukraine, like MAGA influencer Laura Loomer has (Image: Lord Ashcroft KPMG PC / Getty)Far-right political activist Laura Loomer holds some views that most people consider to be deeply offensive. She is a “proud Islamophobe”, is vehemently anti-trans and has been aggressively anti-Ukraine since its all-out war with Russia began in early 2022. I would not normally highlight any of her opinions except that, after her first visit to Ukraine, she tweeted last week: “Just experienced my first air raid in Ukraine. Sirens blaring."This is everyday for every Ukrainian. I feel like such an asshole for minimising the struggle of Ukrainians for the last five years… There are people in Ukraine who have to run to a bomb shelter everyday and some of us had the audacity to say Russia wasn’t wrong because we believed the lie that Ukraine is a country full of Nazi sympathizers. We have been so propagandised by Russia”.I commend Loomer, a loyal Donald Trump supporter, for admitting she was wrong but I am only highlighting her c...