CPAC, Other Conferences Reveal Conservative Landscape on Russia, Ukraine

While CPAC reflected a Trump-led conservative movement that is less committed to the war, other meetings voiced opposition.

CPAC senior fellow Mercedes Schlapp and Vice President JD Vance speak during CPAC in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

News Analysis

OXON HILL, Md.—If you wanted to take the temperature at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), you could do a lot worse than talking to Luke Twombly.