• Womble@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    1 year ago

    Trump has played one side of Kelogg’s plan, cut off aid to Ukraine if they dont move toward peace. Now lets see if he follows though with the other side of it and dramatically ramp up aid to Ukraine if Russia dont move towards peace.

    I hope he does but I’m not holding my breath.

    • jaxxed@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 year ago

      It is my understanding the US aid is restored after the Ukraine capitulation to the support blackmail.

  • johncandy1812@lemmy.caEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    What was even the point of putting pressure on Ukraine? They have always been cooperating. Russia’s the one whose word is mud.

    • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyzM
      9·
      1 year ago

      Putin had told Trump that he wants peace and Ukraine does not. Putin and Trump are friends, so Trump knew that what Putin is saying must be true.

      And now he’s shocked to find out that Putin actually is able to lie. (As he always does, but Trump’s understanding is Trump’s understanding…)

      We’ll see how Trump will explain this as Zelenskyj’s fault anyway…

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      Maybe it was to help with the push going on in Kursk right now. With loss of intel, maybe that played a role in Ukraine becoming encircled and risk losing it?

  • AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space
    17·
    1 year ago

    Of course, he isn’t likely - he loved it, when it was uncertainty and confusion for Ukraine, because what he wants out of a deal is a way to position Russia to eventually still eliminate an independent Ukraine altogether. Now that it’s flip-flopping again, and the uncertainty produced by the administration in the US isn’t completely in his favour any more, there’s no reason for them to entertain it at all.