In a few weeks, after President Trump takes office, we will find out who has been delusional:
Choice one: Those who see Russia as the aggrieved party, who has every right to take what they want of Ukraine.
Choice two: Those who see Ukraine as the aggrieved party, who have every right to resist the Russian invasion.
I expect the reality (because Trump is a realist) will be Trump will work hard to stop the killing without allowing the Russians to take much more of Ukraine than they already have. He may even work out ways to aid the Ukrainians to take some Russian territory as a bargaining tool.
Abandoning Ukraine is not in the cards.
Invading Russia is not in the cards.
Trump is a realist who sees the danger of both extremes.
The answer is blowing up China’s Three Gorges Dam.
At this point Putin is probably looking for a way out of this protracted and costly war. So a interim settlement or cessation of hostilities of some type in the near future is a realistic possibility.
We need to get this resolved ASAP in order to shift our attention and resources to the Pacific to counter the growing threat from China. We can no longer afford this continuing distraction and resource drain.
Trump will find a way out of this destructive mess. But Ukraine is going to want security guarantees and tons of money for re-construction. Europe/NATO is going to have to step up its support as well. On top of it all Ukraine is a sordid den of corruption, so then there’s that.
Its going to be long and difficult negotiation process that could could easily drag on for years before its eventually resolved in some type of tenuous balance.
I agree. And there's no doubt as to who attacked who.