War
Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed dealmaker extraordinaire, seems to have hit an unyielding wall: the resilience of Ukraine. Ukrainians are proving stubborn in their refusal to bow to either Putin’s military aggression or Trump’s diplomatic sweeteners disguised as capitulation.
Trump’s campaign promise to end the Russian-Ukrainian war in 24 hours may look good on paper, but the battlefield tells a different story. The Ukrainians are fighting for survival, not for a photo op. And here’s where things get complicated:
- What happens to Ukrainians trapped in Russian-occupied territories?
- Who answers for the 137,000 documented war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine?
These questions may be rhetorical for Trump, but for President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine, they’re deadly serious. The atrocities in Kherson and other occupied cities are stark reminders of the fate awaiting Ukrainians under Russian control. Medvedev’s chilling threat – “Admit you’re Russians or disappear” – is not diplomacy; it’s a roadmap for genocide.
Trump, ever the showman, might visualize his “victory” on the cover of a glossy magazine, oblivious to the horrors that might follow. But will the American public accept this trade-off? One doubts it.
Peace
Putin’s vision of “peace” is as Orwellian as his propaganda: disarm Ukraine, absorb it, and claim it was never a country to begin with. This is the same Putin who rails against “illegal regimes” while leading a nation born from the Bolsheviks’ violent overthrow of a legitimate monarchy.
On the other hand, Trump’s version of peace seems to involve a polite appeasement of the aggressor—packaged, of course, as a dignified “deal.” Yet, behind this façade, Trump’s push for European military involvement in Ukraine could inadvertently lead to something far more consequential: the formation of a unified European Armed Forces. In trying to disengage America from global conflicts, Trump might just be sowing the seeds of Europe’s military independence.
The real contradiction, however, lies in Trump’s isolationist ambitions colliding with the reality of America’s global footprint: 38 military bases and 11 aircraft carriers don’t exactly scream “isolation.”
We Will Kill Everyone
Putin’s regime, never shy about its intentions, openly prepares for a military confrontation with NATO. His propaganda machine churns out threats of annihilation while accusing the U.S. of provoking Russia. The question arises: if Ukraine falls, where will the survivors fight next—in NATO’s ranks or as conscripts of a resurgent Russian empire?
To abandon Ukraine now is to invite a larger European war within the next five years. The solution isn’t complicated: stop pressuring Ukraine into a precarious peace and start pressuring Russia with overwhelming military support for Ukraine. Ukrainians have proven they don’t need anyone to fight their battles—they just need the tools to win them.
Because, make no mistake, Ukrainians are the gravediggers of the Russian Empire.
Glory to Ukraine!
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