It’s not an interest AT ALL to me :)
Except for the sending a gazillion dollars there on a regular basis and using our missiles to strike deep into Russia.
Once those 2 things stop, russia and ukraine can do whatever they want to each other.
Uh, Sec. Rubio did not mention ANY foreign country in his remarks.
When it comes to President Trump, the blizzard of new reports that he is now saying sanctions and sending
more weapons to Ukraine may be necessary to get Putin to negotiate should be far more interesting to you.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838642
FWIW, IMO, present level sanctions and weapons shipments will not be enough to force Pooty to the table.
Trump’s declaration of an “Energy Emergency” is even more curious. Energy prices in the US are moderately high, but not crazy high, except in states like CA where they’ve basically screwed themselves. Unleaded gasoline is running $2.70-$2.80 near me, this morning (a small jump up). Predictions of future oil pricing are all over the map, even within the same articles (example below), but the best guess is no drastic jumps, unless the US pursues policies to force a lot of Iranian and Russian oil and gas and refined products off the global market, while failing to backfill supplies with our own production. Is the “Energy Emergency” a tacit admission that drastic backfilling will be needed?
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Oil-Prices-Fall-Ahead-Of-Trump-Inauguration.html
Certainly, if energy prices go UP, even modestly, the 2026 US elections will be a bloodbath for US conservatives... :-(
“The message from the new administration is pretty clear to me: Ukraine is not a vital interest for the United States.”
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A wise observation. And I think Putin and Z are getting the message. Putin probably got an ear full of advice from President Xi or China who Trump with only a couple days ago.