My sources also tell me that Trump is considering the recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Should that happen, one cannot imagine how the Neocons, Zeepers, Europeans, and Democrats would react.
We are at the 1963 demarc.
Everyone is playing a long hand. 10 card stud. Trump has failed to decisively make clear French and Brit peacekeepers will not be UN authorized and thus illegal umder international law... that these soldiers will be legal combatants from the moment they enter Ukraine... France and Britain cannot be peacekeepers because they are fist directly fighting Russia actively in the past, and the veto of Russia makes it impossible. France and Britain are heavily invested financially in Ukraine. Essentially the British and French will be protecting their property rights which Zelinski can no longer quarantee.
Trump and Putin know the investment by British government and BOE are the reason for involvement of their military. Russia will either capture/bypass or if fired upon destroy EU soldiers.
The massive recession englufing Europe us unfolding by mid2025. The failed investment in Ukraine must be written off.
Trump understands this but is not ready for another rounds od direct meetings with Putin.
The EU may force a war.
Russian doctrine has several lite scenarios fir an attabk on EUrope.
One is 40 sites or one per NATO member plus an extra or two for France, Germany & England.
The second us 400 targets. This is an attack for survival, but short if annilation of life across NATO EUrope; it does target under a declaration of war the political leadership of the EU States. It targets EU State assets separate from NATO itself but is an attack on NATO. The AWACS Base at GK GE the naval dacility in Greece.
This second strike is a decapitation launch. If the EU and/or the US retaliates, Russia will launch afainst the United States and a final knockout in Europe.
Trump is coming up to speed. NATO is no longer needed. They are a direct threat to the USA in that certain member states are trying to force rhe US to fight Russia.
Trump XANNOT NEGOTIATE WITH RUSSIA WITHOUT DISENGAGEMENT FROM NATO.