"I think that's purposeful, particularly since the deep state has many supporters of Ukraine," Maloof notes. "They're only giving him one side."
Neocons and top officials in the State and Defense Departments are actively blocking any path to negotiation, according to Maloof.
"Trump may want to have negotiations, but they're doing everything behind the scenes to undermine him. He's basically being undermined by his own people," he says.
Meanwhile, Western media is shielding the public from the full picture of Russia’s actions in Ukraine — failing to report that Russia's missile strikes were retaliation for earlier Ukrainian drone swarm attacks.
Maloof also warns that US allies are ignoring Trump’s diplomacy push: Germany is now proposing to build missile factories in Ukraine to produce Taurus missile systems.