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The Issue: Calls for President Trump to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war.
History has proven that peace treaties between nations led by brutal dictators and democratic nations can be worthless and have disastrous consequences — just look at Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler (“Putin screws to him is the only way, Mr. Prez,” Editorial, Aug. 21).
President Trump’s sincere desire to end loss of life can only be interpreted as weakness by Vladimir Putin.
Putin must be stopped. Anything less means he will survive to resume killing another day.
Robert Semel
Brooklyn
The Post’s editorial rightly urges stronger pressure on Russia through secondary sanctions to compel Putin to negotiate.
Yet it overlooks Turkey and India, whose continued purchases of Russian oil actively undercut these efforts.
Between January and June 2025, India imported approximately 1.75 million barrels per day of Russian oil.
In the fiscal year ending March 2025, those purchases amounted to roughly $51 billion.
Meanwhile, Turkey accounts for about 6% of Russia’s crude exports, and a staggering 26% of its oil product exports as of mid-2025.
By excluding Turkey and India from sanction lists, the United States weakens its own strategy.
Jeff Barge
Cleveland, Ohio
Trump is doing his best to put an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
But he has to stop playing Mr. Nice Guy if he is going to get Putin’s attention.
Trump has to slam Putin’s finances in order to end this war.
Without extreme sanctions, Putin will continue his mission to make all of Ukraine his.
Ron Zajicek
Cortlandt
Vladimir Putin is no more than a terrorist.
There is no true path to peace.
Even if Trump meets Putin’s demands, he will always want more.
It’s time for NATO to step up and stop him.
Thomas Birnbaum
Manhattan
Forget about new sanctions and tariffs; the only way to end this horror show is for Europe and America to arm Ukraine with everything it needs to strike deep into Russia, as the Allies did to Germany and Japan to end World War II.
Keith LePage
Huntington
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The Issue: Abuse allegations during Auxiliary Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo’s time at the Delbarton school.
I attended Delbarton for six years.
While I never experienced — nor was I aware of — the abuse that has since come to light (“Wave of abuse to light?” Aug. 16), my heart is with the survivors who endured it.
Those responsible must be held fully accountable.
But accountability should not mean guilt by association.
The Post’s recent article unfairly links Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo to decades-old allegations simply because he held leadership roles at St. Mary’s Abbey during that period.
That framing ignores critical facts.
Bishop Elias was instrumental in bringing Praesidium accreditation — the gold standard in independent child protection oversight — to both Delbarton School and St. Mary’s Abbey.
This accreditation requires rigorous outside audits, strict compliance and ongoing training.
He also helped establish the first independent review board, chaired by the late New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Marie Garibaldi, to ensure allegations were handled with transparency and fairness.
These are not the actions of someone complicit in a coverup — they are the steps of a reformer determined to make his community safer.
Omitting those facts unfairly tarnishes a man who worked to end such tragedies.
Patrick Allocco
Morristown, NJ
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